Legal Opinion
Collie Leroy Wilkins, Jr., and Eugene Thomas v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 22, 1967No. 23289_1PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COLEMAN, Circuit Judge:
In the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama, these appellants were convicted of and sentenced to the maximum term of imprisonment for a violation of section 241, Title 18, United States Code, which makes it a criminal offense to conspire against rights of citizens secured to them by the Constitution or laws of the United States. 1 ******We affirm.
The guilt or innocence of the appellants was submitted to the jury on an indictment which, after amendment by deletion during the charge to the jury, read as follows:
“Commencing on or about March 1,…
2Cases cited24 opinions
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- United States v. PriceSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
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- Logan v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
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3Cited by31 opinions
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