Legal Opinion
United States v. Robert Eugene Mills, United States of America v. Richard Raymond Pierce
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 18, 1987No. 82-1206, 82-1278PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KENNEDY, Circuit Judge:
Facts and Procedural Background
On August 22, 1979, Thomas Hall was stabbed to death at Lompoc prison. The following day, after being questioned about the murder, appellants Mills and Pierce were placed in administrative segregation. They remained there until they were arraigned on April 21, 1980, an eight-month period in which prison officials prevented them from communicating with anyone outside the unit in which they were confined.
On March 27,1980, Mills and Pierce were indicted for first degree murder, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1111, and conveyance of a weapon in…
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