Legal Opinion

United States v. Charles Alton Jackson

Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Decided December 6, 1966No. 10775PublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BOREMAN, Circuit Judge:

Charles Alton Jackson was indicted under section 12(a), 62 Stat. 622 (1948), 50 U.S.C. App. § 462(a) (1964), for failure to perform a duty required of him under the Selective Service Act. A jury found him guilty and the court imposed a sentence of three years in prison. On appeal he contends that the court committed error in instructing the jury; in refusing to admit testimony concerning the prejudice of an official of the Selective Service Board; and, that he was deprived of his constitutional right to a speedy trial to his prejudice.

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2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. United States v. EwellSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Estep v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
  3. Dickinson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
  4. Cox v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
  5. United States v. Carnie Simmons, A/K/A HaroldCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1964

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3Cited by26 opinions

  1. Cherniwchan v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1979
  2. State v. LewisSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1977
  3. State v. ChristensenWashington Supreme Court · 1969
  4. United States v. AskinsDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1972
  5. Commonwealth v. GreenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1968

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