Legal Opinion
United States v. Stephen Roderick McRae
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 23, 1979No. 78-5152PublishedCited by 237 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GEE, Circuit Judge:
About two years ago, appellant McRae killed his wife Nancy by shooting her through the head with his deer rifle at point-blank range. That he did so is admitted; his sole defense at trial was that the shooting was not malicious but accidental. The offense having occurred on the Fort Bliss military reservation, McRae was indicted for second-degree murder under 18 U.S.C. § 1111. A jury trial resulted in his conviction and sentence to life imprisonment. His appeal asserts numerous and disparate errors; and we commence with a summary review of the evidence, restating facts…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Billie Sol Estes v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1964
- Nathan Mann v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1963
- Arthur Houston v. W. J. Estelle, Jr., Director, Texas Department of Corrections, RespondentCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- Johnny Lee Cronnon v. State of AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
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3Cited by237 opinions
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