Legal Opinion
United States v. Hernandez
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided May 21, 1998No. 96-4433PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARNES, Circuit Judge:
After a five-week trial, a jury convicted five members of the Hernandez family of various charges related to the 1989 murder-for-hire of the night watchman at their family business’ warehouse, the burning of that warehouse, and the ensuing fraud on the warehouse’s insurer. The district court sentenced three of them to life imprisonment as a result of their convictions for the murder-for-hire, and sentenced the other two to ten years imprisonment because of their roles in the conspiracy to commit the murder-for-hire.
On appeal, the Hernandezes raise numerous claims.…
2Cases cited43 opinions
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- Griffin v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
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3Cited by51 opinions
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