Legal Opinion

United States v. William Henry Forrest

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided August 14, 1980No. 79-5530PublishedCited by 37 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

R. LANIER ANDERSON, III, Circuit Judge:

Appellant Forrest was convicted by a jury of perjury in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1621 (1976) and of jury tampering 1 in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1503 (1976). The perjury and jury tampering charges gréw out of alleged misconduct on the part of appellant during a prior trial on charges of interstate transportation of stolen motor vehicles and other charges. The perjury conviction which we are now asked to review relates to testimony appellant Forrest gave during a pre-trial suppression hearing in connection with the prior trial. The jury tampering charge…

2Cases cited27 opinions

  1. Giordano v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  2. Robert G. Baker v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1968
  3. John P. Tillman, Robert Barber Moore, Johnny C. Wilson, Larry Fox, Donald P. Stone and Michael W. Simmons v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
  4. United States v. Maurice H. Friedman, United States of America v. Manuel JacobsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1971
  5. Tillman v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969

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3Cited by37 opinions

  1. United States v. Jo Ann Harrelson, Charles Voyed Harrelson and Elizabeth Nichols ChagraCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
  2. United States v. Michael E. GaudinCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1994
  3. United States v. Alberto Montes-Cardenas, A/K/A Tony CamposCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1984
  4. United States v. Ralph G. FaganCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
  5. United States v. CarterCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1984

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