Legal Opinion
Charles Bruce v. Warden Lewisburg USP
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided August 22, 2017No. 14-4284PublishedCited by 302 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
FISHER, Circuit Judge.
Some 26 years ago in a small town located in western Tennessee, Danny Vine and Della Thornton were murdered. Vine’s home-based business was robbed and burned down with his and Thornton’s bodies inside. Not long after, state and local law enforcement began to suspect Charles Gary Bruce and three others. Federal authorities later became involved, leading to Bruce’s 1996 conviction for various federal crimes, including two counts of witness tampering murder for killing Vine and Thornton. For his wrongdoing, Bruce received a sentence of life without…
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