Legal Opinion
United States v. Heinlein
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided October 11, 1973No. Nos. 23226-23228PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McGOWAN, Circuit Judge:
Appellants were charged with felony-murder (22 D.C. § 2401), murder in the second degree (22 D.C.Code § 2403), rape while armed (22 D.C.Code §§ 501, 3202), and rape (22 D.C.Code § 2801). They were convicted of felony-murder, and of the lesser included offense of assault with intent to commit rape while armed. When the jury was unable to agree as to punishment on the felony-murder count, the District Court sentenced appellant Heinlein to death, and both of the Walker brothers to prison sentences of twenty years to life. On the assault offense, each of the three…
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