Legal Opinion
United States v. David Milton Thomas, Lisa Reese, William Bide Shelton, and Terry Wayne Giddeons, United States of America v. Johnny Reese
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided November 22, 1993No. 91-8859, 91-8885PublishedCited by 63 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KRAVITCH, Circuit Judge:
Appellants Johnny Reese, Lisa Reese, William Bide Shelton, David Milton Thomas and Terry Wayne Giddeons appeal their convictions under the Hobbs Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1951. Giddeons and Shelton also appeal their sentences. 1 The convictions arose out of an alleged scheme by appellants to rob a bank and to dynamite the sheriffs office in Dan-ielsville, Georgia. Appellants raise a variety of issues, including the sufficiency of the evidence, deficiencies in the jury instructions, prosecutorial misconduct and error in calculating their sentences. For the reasons stated below,…
2Cases cited34 opinions
- Larry Bonner v. City of Prichard, AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1981
- Glasser v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Bruton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Stirone v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Murray Stein v. Reynolds Securities, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
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3Cited by63 opinions
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- United States v. McNairCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2010
- United States v. Juan Baptista-Rodriguez, Ramon Calvo, and Julio R. DiazCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1994
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