Legal Opinion

United States v. Eugene A. Schappel, A/K/A Eugene A. Schoppel

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided June 3, 1971No. 23550_1PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BAZELON, Chief Judge:

Appellant was convicted of robbery and assault with a dangerous weapon. He waived a jury trial, and stipulated that he had committed the acts charged, contesting only the issue of criminal responsibility. 1 Conflicting evidence on that issue was presented to the judge, who set forth his evaluation of the evidence in a memorandum opinion explaining the basis for his decision. 2 Appellant now contends that the opinion shows that the judge rejected the testimony of a principal defense witness for an arbitrary and impermissible reason. While we find the question somewhat…

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2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Vincent E. Jenkins v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1962
  2. Thomas H. Washington, Jr. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1967
  3. Rudolph N. Thornton v. Honorable Howard F. CorcoranCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1969
  4. United States v. Isaac J. TaylorCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1971
  5. Lewis R. Winn v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1959

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3Cited by22 opinions

  1. United States v. Lawrence Daniel Caldwell, A/K/A Thomas E. Morgan, (Two Cases). United States of America v. Eros A. Timm, (Two Cases)Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1976
  2. United States v. McArthur Edwards, AKA Edwards McArthur and Charles Darnell WardCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
  3. United States v. Gordon Alexander, United States of America v. Benjamin MurdockCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
  4. United States v. William BennettCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1972
  5. United States v. Louis RinchackCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1987

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