Legal Opinion
United States v. Jerry Alfred Whitworth
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 1, 1988No. 86-1256PublishedCited by 130 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOOCHEVER, Circuit Judge:
Jerry A. Whitworth, alleged participant in the infamous “Walker Family Spy Ring,” appeals his conviction for espionage and tax evasion. Whitworth was accused of selling classified Navy communications and cryptographic material to the Soviet Union through coconspirator John A. Walker, Jr., between 1975 and 1984. Whitworth was found guilty on twelve counts of a thirteen-count indictment in July 1986 following a four-month jury trial. United States District Court Judge John P. Vuka-sin, Jr., sentenced him to 365 years in prison, without the possibility of parole for…
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