Legal Opinion
United States v. Hinckley
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided November 24, 2004No. CRIM.81-0306 (PLF)PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
PAUL L. FRIEDMAN, District Judge.
On March 30, 1981, John W. Hinckley, Jr. attempted to assassinate the President of the United States, Ronald Reagan, in the driveway of the Washington Hilton Hotel. He wounded the President, Presidential Press Secretary James Brady, Secret Service Agent Timothy McCarthy, and Metropolitan Police Officer Thomas Delahanty, and Mr. Brady suffered permanent brain damage. By a 13-count indictment filed on August 24, 1981, Mr. Hinck-ley was charged under federal law with attempted assassination of the President of the United States, assault on a federal…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- United States v. Lewis C. Ecker, IICourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1977
- Edith L. Hough v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1959
- DeVeau v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1984
- United States v. HinckleyDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2003
3Cited by6 opinions
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