Legal Opinion
United States v. Puff
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided May 3, 1954No. 136, Docket 22906PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HINCKS, Circuit Judge.
Federal jurisdiction was invoked under 18 U.S.C.A. § 1114 which provides as follows:
Ҥ 1114. Protection of officers and employees of the United States
“Whoever kills * * * any officer or employee of the Federal Bureau of Investigation of the Department of Justice * * * while engaged in the performance of his official duties, or on account of the performance of his official duties, shall be punished as provided under sections 1111 and 1112 of this title.”
The indictment charging murder in the first degree was laid on 18 U.S.C.A. § 1111 which reads as follows:
Ҥ 1111. Murder
“…
2Cases cited50 opinions
- Reynolds v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1879
- Logan v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- Shepard v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1933
- Stroud v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1919
- Northern Pacific Railroad v. HerbertSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
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3Cited by49 opinions
- John A. Spinkellink, 1 v. Louie L. Wainwright, Secretary, Florida Department of Offender RehabilitationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- Duane Earl Pope v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1967
- John Eldon Smith, or Anthony Isalldo MacHetti v. Charles Balkcom, Warden, Georgia State PrisonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- United States v. Frank CostelloCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1958
- State v. WilliamsWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1983
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