Legal Opinion
United States v. Russell Wayne Benfield
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided March 8, 1979No. 78-1665PublishedCited by 88 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GIBSON, Chief Judge.
A jury found Russell Wayne Benfield guilty of misprision of a felony in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 4 1 and acquitted him of being an accessory after the fact to kidnapping in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 3. 2 After being sentenced to prison for two years on the misprision charge, Benfield brings this appeal. We reverse and remand.
The events leading to the conviction of Benfield took place during February 1977. Prior to February 24, 1977, John Bates was an inmate at the Arizona State Penitentiary pursuant to his conviction for assault with a deadly weapon. On that date Bates…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- Ashe v. SwensonSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Illinois v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Snyder v. MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
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3Cited by88 opinions
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- State v. JarzbekSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1987
- Charles R. Burns v. Donald ClusenCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
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