Legal Opinion
United States v. Peter Gaston Kaiser
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 14, 1977No. 74-4128PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOLDBERG, Circuit Judge.
Peter Gaston Kaiser appeals from his conviction of first degree murder within the special territorial jurisdiction of the United States, 18 U.S.C. § 1111 (1970), and the ensuing sentence of death by electrocution. His appeal causes us to address the survival of the executioner’s trade in the federal enclave after its demise in many states at Supreme Court order. Although that Court has set up some vital signs for the death penalty, none of them appear in § 1111. The capital punishment provision before us is absolutely barren of sentencing standards, an open invitation…
2Cases cited27 opinions
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3Cited by52 opinions
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