Legal Opinion
United States v. Michael Lynn Kelley
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 12, 1988No. 87-1858PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOLDBERG, Circuit Judge:
A jury found the appellant guilty of one count of assaulting a federal officer engaged in the performance of official duties. See 18 U.S.C. § 111. 1 The district court sentenced the appellant, Michael Lynn Kelley, to three years in prison. The only issue on appeal is whether the federal officer, United States Secret Service Agent Kathleen Flatley, was engaged in the performance of her official duties when Kelley assaulted her. Finding that she was, we affirm.
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This case involves basically undisputed, but certainly unusual, facts. At 5:00 p.m. on June 24, 1987, Agent…
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