Legal Opinion
John Henry Maxwell v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided November 7, 1966No. 19942_1PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAMLEY, Circuit Judge.
John Henry Maxwell was indicted for first degree murder committed in Indian country, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1111 and 1152 (1964). He pleaded not guilty. At his trial the jury returned a verdict of guilty of murder in the first degree “without capital punishment.” 1 A judgment of conviction and sentence to imprisonment for life was entered, from which Maxwell takes this appeal.
The essential facts pertaining to the killing may be briefly stated. About four o’clock on the afternoon of March 9, 1964, Maxwell entered a bar in Parker, Arizona, located within the…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- United States v. Charles FreemanCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1966
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3Cited by44 opinions
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