Legal Opinion
United States v. Leonard Edward Johnson
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 5, 1976No. 76-2105PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEWIS R. MORGAN, Circuit Judge:
Appellant Leonard Edward Johnson was convicted in federal district court of violating 18 U.S.C. § 111 1 by pointing a Luger pistol at two FBI agents in an effort to escape them. Johnson asserts that the judgment should be reversed for three reasons: (1) the district court should have granted his motion for judgment of acquittal because he had a legal excuse for his conduct, (2) the district court’s instructions to the jury on intent failed to put the legal excuse theory before the jury, and (3) the government acted improperly in eliciting evidence of Johnson’s…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- United States v. FeolaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- United States v. Piero Heliczer, Jack William Martin, Iii, and Jack v. SmithCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1967
- United States v. George BroadwayCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- United States v. James Earl Young, Sr.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
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3Cited by39 opinions
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