Legal Opinion
United States v. Carl M. Wildes, United States of America v. Harry Cameron
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided July 24, 1997No. 96-4542, 96-4543PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed by published opinion. Judge WILKINS wrote the opinion, in which Judge LUTTIG and Judge WILLIAMS joined.
OPINION
WILKINS, Circuit Judge:
On the night of August 21, 1991, Appellants Carl Wildes and Harry Cameron constructed a six-foot tall wooden cross, covered a portion of it with rags, and doused the rags with kerosene. They carried the cross to the home of an African-American family, leaned it against a fence enclosing the front lawn, and ignited it. The flames were extinguished by a local fire department before any property damage occurred. Appellants were subsequently convicted of…
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