Legal Opinion
Roland Belton v. United States
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided May 15, 1958No. 13690_1PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FAHY, Circuit Judge,
announces the judgment of the court and delivers the following opinion in which EDGERTON, Chief Judge, and BAZELON and WASHINGTON, Circuit Judges, join.
In August 1949 one Lewis Crowder met his death as a result of knife wounds inflicted by appellant. The grand jury indicted appellant for second degree murder, indicating their conclusion that the homicide was not accompanied by premeditation and malice aforethought, essential elements of first degree murder.1 The trial did not take place until September 1954, appellant having left the jurisdiction upon learning of Crowder’s…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Moore v. MichiganSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Holophane Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Hickory v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
- Thomas E. Blunt v. United States of America, Thomas E. Blunt v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1957
- Wheeler v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1954
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3Cited by45 opinions
- Coppedge v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- United States v. Morton SobellCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1963
- Charles H. Plummer, Jr. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1958
- West v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1975
- State v. MasonNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1966
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