Legal Opinion
United States v. Leonard Hoskins
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 10, 1980No. 79-5648PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Per curiam
Appellant, an inmate of a federal correctional institution, was convicted of forcibly assaulting a federal officer in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 111, 1114. Because we find sufficient evidence to support the jury verdict and no merit to appellant’s other grounds on appeal, we affirm.
The evidence shows that Officer Munne, observing what he considered suspicious activity on the part of inmate Hoskins, ordered Hoskins to go to the counselor’s office to be searched. Instead Hoskins ran, with Munne in pursuit. The testimony of Munne that defendant turned and struck him, fracturing Munne’s nose, is…
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