Legal Opinion
United States v. Jenkins
District Court, E.D. Kentucky
Decided October 15, 2012No. Criminal No. 12-15-GFVTPublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION & ORDER
GREGORY F. VAN TATENHOVE, District Judge.
Though it would be an exceedingly rare occurrence for any person to physically assault another without as much as a fleeting trace of hate in his or her heart, Congress has seen fit to provide special federal protections against designated “hate crimes.” The United States alleges that when David Jenkins and Anthony Jenkins kidnapped Michael Pennington and assaulted him, they did so on the basis of Pennington’s sexual orientation in violation of, among other crimes, 18 U.S.C. § 249(a)(2), the Matthew Shepherd and James Bird…
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