United States v. Martin Robert Czeck, United States of America v. Lester Gary Van Wert

ROSS, Circuit Judge.

Martin Robert Czeck and Lester Gary Van Wert appeal their jury convictions on one count of assaulting a federal officer in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 111, 1114 and 2. Appellants contend (1) that the indictment failed to allege an essential element of the offense charged and was therefore defective; (2) that the trial court erred in refusing to instruct the jury on the definition of a dangerous weapon; and (3) that appellant Czeck was denied a fair trial because the government suppressed evidence which was favorable to Czeck. We affirm.

Appellants first contend that the…