Legal Opinion
United States v. Claude Weldon Truslow, A/K/A 'Gene'
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided December 3, 1975No. 73-2309 to 73-2311PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WIDENER, Circuit Judge:
The appellants, Bernard Lee Brum-field, Claude Weldon Truslow, and George Thomas Davidson, Jr., were tried jointly and convicted by a jury of both counts of a two count indictment for (1) conspiracy to obstruct justice in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 371, and (2) obstruction of justice in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1503. The charges stem from the shooting of Phillip J. Graziani, a government witness in the investigation of alleged criminal activity of C. Donald Robertson, former Attorney General of West Virginia.
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Among the issues presented in this appeal are: (1) Whether…
2Cases cited24 opinions
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- Alford v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
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