Legal Opinion
James J. Laughlin v. United States of America, Alan U. Forte v. United States
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided February 11, 1965No. 18712_1PublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
J. SKELLY WRIGHT, Circuit Judge:
The appellants in this case were convicted of a conspiracy to commit an offense against the United States1 2by influencing the actions of one Jean Smith, a material witness in an earlier criminal prosecution against appellant Forte.3 Each appellant here was also convicted of the substantive offense of
The trial ended in a verdict of acquittal on February 20, 1963. Appellant Laugh-lin was Dr. Forte’s defense counsel in the abortion case.
corruptly endeavoring to influence Mrs. Smith in her actions as a witness. 3
The case for the prosecution rested chiefly on the…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Jackson v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Green v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Fahy v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Yates v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Frank v. MangumSupreme Court of the United States · 1915
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3Cited by58 opinions
- Smuck v. HobsonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1969
- York v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2011
- Carl C. Smuck, a Member of the Board of Education of the District of Columbia v. Julius W. Hobson, Carl F. Hansen, Superintendent of Schools of the District of Columbia v. Julius W. HobsonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1969
- Overseas Motors, Inc. v. Import Motors Limited, Inc.District Court, E.D. Michigan · 1974
- Donald M. Wingate v. Louie L. Wainwright, Director, Division of Corrections, Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services, State of FloridaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
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