Legal Opinion
United States v. Mitchell
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided June 5, 1996No. 94-2226PublishedCited by 88 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TORRUELLA, Chief Judge.
The defendant in this arson case stands convicted by a jury of conspiracy and arson under 18 U.S.C. §§ 371 and 844(i), respectively. For the reasons stated herein, we affirm the decision of the district court on all points.
I. BACKGROUND
On the evening of February 6, 1989, the Boston Fire Department responded to a multiple-alarm fire at 295-297 Franklin Street (the “Building”), in Boston, which was owned by Jack Gateman (“Gateman”). At that time, the defendant, James L. Mitchell (“Mitchell”), was a tenant occupying the Building’s second, third and fourth floors, where he…
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