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United States v. Ralph Michael Lepiscopo

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided August 6, 1970No. 28802_1PublishedCited by 38 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

INGRAHAM, Circuit Judge:

Ralph Michael Lepiscopo appeals from his conviction upon a jury verdict of guilty of attempted escape from the United States Penitentiary in Atlanta, Georgia; of aiding and abetting the attempted escape of three other inmates; 1 and of four counts of assaulting, opposing and impeding federal officers (prison officials) in the execution of their official duties. 2 We affirm the judgment of the district court. 3

The prosecution resulted from an attempted escape on June 11 and 12, 1968, by appellant Lepiscopo and three other inmates who were armed with revolvers and a…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Rosenberg v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
  3. John Joseph Blake v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
  4. Redfield v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1963
  5. United States v. Joseph CovelloCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1969

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3Cited by38 opinions

  1. STATE EX REL. FRANKLIN v. McBrideWest Virginia Supreme Court · 2009
  2. Commonwealth v. BoydMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975
  3. United States v. Kevin Harrison, United States of America v. Isaac Pendergrast, United States of America v. Juan GordonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1975
  4. United States v. MayesCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1998
  5. United States v. Franklin Eugene Williams and James Edison WilliamsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971

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