Legal Opinion
United States v. Harris
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided March 1, 1983No. Nos. 82-5049, 82-5052, 82-5181 and 82-5157PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARRISON L. WINTER, Chief Judge:
In the prosecution of John Harris, Dennis Warren, and Richard Warren on various federal charges arising out of their management of a migrant labor farm in Wilson, North Carolina, the jury convicted Harris and Dennis Warren of conspiracy to violate the rights of certain laborers to be free from slavery, resulting in the death of one laborer, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 241.1 Richard Warren, however, although indicted in the same conspiracy count with Harris and Dennis Warren, was convicted only of the lesser included offense of conspiracy without death…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- United States v. GarciaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
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3Cited by41 opinions
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- United States v. AlzankiCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1995
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