Legal Opinion
United States v. Horace Eldin Lewis
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided August 22, 1980No. 79-1368PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LOGAN, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal by Horace Eldin Lewis from a conviction by jury on a charge of entering a federally insured bank with intent to commit bank robbery, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2113(a). The issues on appeal are (1) whether the court properly instructed the jury on the specific intent required to support conviction, and (2) whether Lewis was entitled to a necessity defense.
The facts in this case are quite unusual. The evidence indicated that Lewis was an alcoholic who had previously served time in federal prisons. Unable to cope with his drinking problem and other facets…
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- Ellis Thayer Van Nattan v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1966
- The DianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1869
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