Legal Opinion

United States v. Albert Garza, United States of America v. Howard Zumberge, United States of America v. Lawrence Caldwell

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided December 2, 1981No. 79-1726 to 79-1728PublishedCited by 51 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BAUER, Circuit Judge.

Appellants were indicted and convicted on charges stemming from a prison escape incident. On appeal they challenge the trial court’s rulings on a number of matters, including several pretrial and post-trial motions. We affirm.

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Lawrence Caldwell, Albert Garza, and Howard Zumberge were inmates of the federal penitentiary in Marion, Illinois. On February 14,1979, under cover of thick fog, the trio attempted to escape from the institution by scaling its fences. Caldwell failed and was apprehended atop the inner perimeter fence; Garza and Zumberge succeeded and remained at…

2Cases cited28 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Rhode Island v. InnisSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  3. Bounds v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  4. Irvin v. DowdSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
  5. Sheppard v. MaxwellSupreme Court of the United States · 1966

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3Cited by51 opinions

  1. United States v. CasamentoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1989
  2. United States v. CasamentoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1989
  3. United States v. Anthony J. Peters, Lawrence Peters, and Jacek OdonerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
  4. United States v. Alfonso Velasquez, Ramon Dominguez, Esmerido Galvan Olamendi, Ramon Gomez, and Armando GomezCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
  5. Albert Garza v. Harold G. Miller, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1982

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