Legal Opinion
United States v. Martin J. McNally
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided October 2, 1973No. 73-1061PublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GIBSON, Circuit Judge.
Defendant Martin Joseph McNally was indicted for and convicted of hijacking two aircrafts, legally proscribed as aircraft piracy. 1 Following the jury verdict, the Honorable John K. Regan sentenced the defendant to two concurrent life sentences.
On appeal defendant urges four grounds of error, any one of which would require reversal of his conviction. He maintains: (1) the District Court should have granted defendant’s motions for a change of venue, for sequestration of the jury, and exclusion and control of the press due to prejudicial pretrial and trial publicity, (2)…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Furman v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Irvin v. DowdSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Sheppard v. MaxwellSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- In Re Murchison.Supreme Court of the United States · 1955
- Adams v. United States Ex Rel. McCannSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
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3Cited by60 opinions
- United States v. Kenneth O. BrownCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1976
- United States v. Eugene C. Kirk, Sr.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1976
- Martin McNally v. The Pulitzer Publishing Company and Ted GestCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1976
- United States v. Ronald F. CalvertCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1975
- Norman J. Mastrian v. Bruce W. McManus Warden, Minnesota State PrisonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1977
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