Legal Opinion
United States v. Herman Sheppard
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided February 24, 1978No. 77-1364PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
J. SKELLY WRIGHT, Circuit Judge:
Defendant Herman Sheppard was convicted by a jury of kidnapping “for the purpose of rape and assault” in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1201(a) (Supp. Y 1975) and 22 D. C.Code § 2101 (1973), as well as related firearms offenses. 1 His argument on appeal of these convictions is that the kidnapping offense with which he was charged is a “sex offense,” that corroboration of the complaining witness’ testimony is therefore required, and that for want of such corroboration his convictions must be reversed. We disagree, and we affirm his convictions.
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2Cases cited9 opinions
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- United States v. George Gray, Jr.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
- State v. ConnellySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1894
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3Cited by25 opinions
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