Legal Opinion

United States v. Abdush-Shakur

Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Decided October 4, 2006No. 05-3147PublishedCited by 55 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

O’BRIEN, Circuit Judge.

On December 2, 2004, Shakir Abdush-Shakur, an inmate at the United States Prison at Leavenworth, was convicted of attempted murder, and possession of a handmade knife by a prison inmate, arising out of the May 18, 2003 stabbing of prison Senior Officer Specialist, Timothy McDonald. On March 9, 2005, he was sentenced to a total of 240 months imprisonment. He appeals from his conviction alleging various trial errors. We affirm.

Background

On May 29, 2008, Abdush-Shakur was charged in a two-count indictment with attempted murder and possession of a prohibited object in…

2Cases cited52 opinions

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3Cited by55 opinions

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