Legal Opinion
James C. Long v. United States of America, Robree C. Earle v. United States of America, William E. Huff v. United States
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided June 23, 1966No. 19073-19075_1PublishedCited by 65 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BURGER, Circuit Judge.
Appellants were convicted of felony murder and, on jury recommendation, each was sentenced to life imprisonment. 1 The evidence showed Appellants had robbed and killed their victim in the early morning hours of August 25, 1963.
A multitude of errors are alleged. The claims applicable in common to the three Appellants are that the District Court erroneously (1) admitted into evidence a .38 caliber pistol claimed to be a fruit of a statement made in violation of the Mallory 2 rule; (2) permitted a witness to testify when that testimony was (a) also a fruit of the…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Wong Sun v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Mallory v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Nye & Nissen v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- United States v. MitchellSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Ernest McDonald v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1962
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3Cited by65 opinions
- United States v. SpockCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1969
- United States v. Bobby StatenCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1978
- United States v. Stephen Hathaway, United States of America v. Howard BaptistaCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1976
- John L. Bailey v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1969
- James H. Ellis, Jr. v. United States of America, Alfred M. Watkins v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1969
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