Legal Opinion
United States v. Hinkson
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 30, 2008No. 05-30303PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*1265Opinion by Judge WILLIAM A. FLETCHER; Dissent by Judge McKEOWN.
WILLIAM A. FLETCHER, Circuit Judge:
Following a two-week trial in federal district court in Boise, Idaho, a jury convicted David Roland Hinkson of soliciting the murder of three federal officials. The government’s star witness supporting the conviction was Elven Joe Swisher. Wearing a Purple Heart lapel pin on the witness stand, Swisher testified that he had told Hinkson that he was a Korean War combat veteran and that Hinkson, impressed by Swisher’s military exploits, solicited him to kill the officials.
The government maintained…
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