Legal Opinion
United States v. Linds Agurs, United States of America v. Linda v. Agurs, (Two Cases)
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided April 3, 1975No. 74--1542PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by District Judge JUSTICE.
JUSTICE, District Judge:
The appellant, Linda Agurs, appeals from her conviction for second-degree murder, 1 for which she was sentenced to a term of five to twenty years’ imprisonment. Apart from the issue of self-defense, there was little disagreement between the parties at trial with respect to the facts.
James T. Sewell met his estranged wife for lunch on September 24, 1971. They had planned to travel to New York together that evening, but quarreled during their meeting and parted. Mrs. Sewell’testified that her husband boarded a bus at…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Giglio v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Napue v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Mooney v. HolohanSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
- Moore v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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3Cited by14 opinions
- United States v. AgursSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- United States v. Seymour Pollack, United States of America v. Paul M. Sachs, United States of America v. William CuddCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1976
- United States v. James F. Bolden, United States of America v. George E. JonesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1975
- United States v. Leonard Crow DogCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1976
- State v. McDowellSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1984
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