Legal Opinion
United States v. Leonard Ray Blanton (81-5644), Clyde Edward Hood, Jr. (81-5645), James M. Allen (81-5643)
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided September 28, 1983No. 81-5643, 81-5644 and 81-5645PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GEORGE CLIFTON EDWARDS, Jr., Chief Judge.
In this case this circuit is required to review en banc the claims of the former Governor of Tennessee and two associates that they have been deprived of a fair jury trial. Their principal claim is that inadequate protective measures were employed by the trial judge in the jury selection *817process to guard them against the prejudicial effect of massive adverse pretrial media publicity.
We believe that we can and should accept much of the able work accomplished by the panel1 which first heard this case. We shall therefore deal afresh and in detail only…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Irvin v. DowdSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Brown v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Tumey v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1927
- In Re Murchison.Supreme Court of the United States · 1955
- In Re OliverSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
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3Cited by45 opinions
- United States v. Gordon PennellCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1984
- United States v. Sonya Evette SingletonCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1998
- United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee/ (99-1003) v. Jack William Tocco, (98-2312/2426)/ Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2000
- United States v. Mario Adamo, Richard Marsico, Terry Freeman, Raymond Ripley, Jeffrey Linkous, Ectore Garcia, and Winthrop HongCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1984
- Leo Kelly, Jr. v. Pamela Withrow, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1994
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