Legal Opinion
Frank v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 24, 1932No. 6691PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*658ST. SURE, District Judge.
Appellant has been twice tried and found guilty of murder. At the first trial he was convicted of murder in the first degree without capital punishment, and was sentenced to life imprisonment. Upon appeal to this court, the judgment was reversed and a new trial granted. Frank v. United States, 42 F.(2d) 623. At the second trial, appellant was found guilty of murder in the second degree, and was sentenced to a term of forty-five years. Appeal is taken from this judgment.
Appellant admits that he shot and killed a human being, but claims that the homicide was necessary…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Holt v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1910
- Spies v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1887
- Hopt v. UtahSupreme Court of the United States · 1887
- United States v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1887
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3Cited by6 opinions
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- People v. Méndez LorenzoSupreme Court of Puerto Rico · 1953
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