Legal Opinion

United States v. Lorenzo Martinez

Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Decided November 7, 1989No. 88-1612PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BALDOCK, Circuit Judge.

Defendant-appellant, Lorenzo Martinez, was charged in a one-count indictment with failure to appear in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 3146(a)(2). That statute reads in relevant part: “Whoever, having been released ... [on bail] knowingly ... fails to surrender for service of sentence pursuant to a court order shall be punished_” At trial, the parties agreed that the sole issue for the jury’s consideration was whether Martinez possessed the required mental state to commit the crime. The jury answered yes and returned a verdict of guilty. On appeal, Martinez challenges his…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Griffin v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  2. Griffin v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  3. Huddleston v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
  4. County Court of Ulster Cty. v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  5. United States v. HastingSupreme Court of the United States · 1983

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. United States v. Brian N. (A Juvenile Male), United States of America v. Craig J.B. (A Juvenile Male)Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1990
  2. People v. Thoro Products Co., Inc.Supreme Court of Colorado · 2003
  3. United States v. Willie Green, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2002
  4. State v. DoggettSupreme Court of Iowa · 2004
  5. United States v. HarlowCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2006

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