Legal Opinion
United States v. Charles Stanley Jordan
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 16, 1983No. 82-2690, 83-1145PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GRANT, Senior District Judge.
Defendant-Appellant Charles Jordan appeals his conviction of aggravated battery, 18 U.S.C. § 13 (1976) and Hl.Ann.Stat ch. 38, § 12nl(b)(6) (Smith-Hurd 1979), and of resisting a peace officer, 18 U.S.C. § 13 (1976) and Ill.Ann.Stat. ch. 38, § 31-1 (Smith-Hurd 1977). Jordan raises three issues on appeal:
1. Whether the prosecutor’s references to “prior bad acts” denied Jordan a fair trial;
2. Whether the district court erred in refusing to instruct the jury on the defense of compulsion, and
3. Whether the evidence failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Glasser v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Michelson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- United States v. Francis P. Long, A/K/A "Red", John Hackett, A/K/A "Jack"Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1978
- United States v. Joseph Magnano, A/K/A "Joe the Grind"Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1976
- People v. UngerIllinois Supreme Court · 1977
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3Cited by23 opinions
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- United States v. Samuel M. ChaimsonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
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