Legal Opinion
United States v. Gordon Alexander, United States of America v. Benjamin Murdock
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided January 25, 1973No. 23190, 23783PublishedCited by 77 opinions
1Per curiam
The convictions appealed from are affirmed (Judges McGowan and Smith for the court, Chief Judge Bazelon dissenting), except that in No. 23,190 appellant Alexander’s convictions on three of the four counts of assault are vacated, as is also the sentence on the fourth, and the case is remanded for resentencing on such remaining assault count (Judges Bazelon and Smith for the court, Judge McGowan dissenting).
It is so ordered.
BAZELON, Chief Judge:
The extreme length of this opinion reflects the number and perplexity of the issues presented for review. While brevity may normally be a touchstone of…
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