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United States v. Lynch

District Court, N.D. Georgia

Decided February 16, 1950No. Crim. 3876PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HOOPER, Chief Judge.

There are three counts in this indictment, each naming ten defendants. As verdicts of guilty were returned only under Count Two and against only Sheriff John William Lynch and Deputy Sheriff William M. Hartline, the questions of law are considerably narrowed. This opinion covers defendants’ plea of former jeopardy, motion to dismiss the indictment, and motion for a new trial under Count Two.(1) Plea of Former Jeopardy. A former trial of these defendants lasted something over five weeks and resulted in a mistrial. A new indictment was returned, apparently to meet the ruling…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Screws v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
  2. Wolf v. ColoradoSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
  3. Keerl v. MontanaSupreme Court of the United States · 1909
  4. District of Columbia v. LittleCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1950
  5. Crews v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1947

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. United States v. Edward FarmerCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1991
  2. Baldwin v. MorganCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1958
  3. Brown v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1953
  4. Baldwin v. MorganCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1958
  5. Whittington v. JohnstonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1953

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