Legal Opinion
United States v. Franklin
District Court, N.D. Indiana
Decided August 30, 1982No. F Cr 82-16PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
SHARP, Chief Judge.
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The defendant, Joseph Paul Franklin, was charged with violating the civil rights of Vernon E. Jordan in Fort Wayne, Indiana on May 29,1980 by attempting to shoot him. The case was tried before this judge in South Bend, Indiana and the trial concluded on August 17, 1982. The trial involved a number of unique security problems to the court, its personnel, witnesses, and the defendant himself. The trial was the subject of much media attention, both national and local, with an involved personal coverage by reporters from a considerable number of news…
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