Legal Opinion
United States v. Henry Thomas Shipp
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided April 18, 1969No. 12203_1PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SOBELOFF, Circuit Judge:
A jury convicted appellant Henry Thomas Shipp of violating 18 U.S.C. § 2032 which makes it a crime to have carnal knowledge of a female under 16 years of age. The statute applies in all places within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States. The offense of which Shipp stands convicted is having sexual relations with his older stepdaughter, Jacqueline Ann Johnson, on May 31, 1964 in the family’s living quarters at Fort Bragg. She was then 11 years of age. On this direct appeal, 1 appellant, upon whom the court imposed a 10-year sentence,…
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