Legal Opinion
United States v. Dohn Ardell Patterson
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 24, 1986No. 85-2535PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALVIN B. RUBIN, Circuit Judge:
The issue presented is whether the federal arson statute 1 applies to the intentional destruction of three partially completed buildings that were to contain twelve units and were part of a 78-unit, eleven-building residential condominium project being built for sale. Guided by the Supreme Court decision in United States v. Russell, 2 and the Ninth Circuit opinion in United States v. Andrini, 3 we hold that the statute applies and affirm the conviction of the defendant.
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Roanoke, Ltd. (Roanoke), a Texas limited partnership, was constructing for ultimate sale 78…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Rewis v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Russell v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- United States v. William Barton, Anthony Chirico, Rosario Chirico, Dominic "Sonny" Celestino, Betti Frassetto, Frank Frassetto and Angelo VaccaroCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1981
- Barber v. GonzalesSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- United States v. James Anthony Michaels, IIICourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1984
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Groome Resources Ltd, Llc, United States of America, Intervenor v. Parish of JeffersonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2000
- United States v. Dale Lynn RyanCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1994
- United States v. Dale Lynn RyanCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1994
- United States v. Gregory Lee Martin, Sr.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1995
- United States v. Olga GaydosCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1997
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