Legal Opinion
United States v. Charles Warren Boomer and Gerald Edwin Heft
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided March 14, 1978No. 76-1755 and 76-1756PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McWILLIAMS, Circuit Judge.
Boomer and Heft, inmates in the United States Penitentiary at Leavenworth, Kansas, were jointly charged and tried for attempted escape from that institution in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 751(a). At trial, both defendants admitted their attempt to escape and relied upon duress or coercion as a defense. Each related a long history of alleged abuse and mistreatment at the hands of both prison officials and fellow inmates. The issue of coercion was submitted to the jury with instructions relating thereto. By its verdict, the jury rejected, in effect, the defense of…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- United States v. Curtis Ray MichelsonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1977
- Shannon v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1935
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3Cited by34 opinions
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