Legal Opinion
United States v. Cooley
District Court, D. Kansas
Decided February 18, 1992No. 91-10066-01, 91-10073-01, 91-10075-01, 91-10087-01 and 91-10088-01PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
PATRICK F. KELLY, District Judge.
On November 26, 1991, the jury returned its verdict finding all five defendants guilty of violating 18 U.S.C. § 1509. Section 1509, a misdemeanor offense, prohibits the willful obstruction or impedance of court orders through the use of threats or by force.
Motions for acquittal or in the alternative for a new trial were subsequently filed by defendants Charles W. Matson, Merrie Turner, and Gary P. Leber on December 4, 1991, and by defendant Ronald L. Taylor on December 6, 1991. On the same day each motion was filed, the court granted…
2Cases cited43 opinions
- Wayte v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- United States v. SeegerSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- In Re Diana R. Beard, (Two Cases)Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1987
- United States v. MacIntoshSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
- Girouard v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
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3Cited by12 opinions
- United States v. Robert E. Cooley Ronald L. Taylor Gary P. Leber Merri W. Turner, Also Known as Merrie Foutz and Charles W. MatsonCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1993
- United States v. George WilsonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1996
- United States v. Merrie Warren Turner, AKA Merrie FoutzCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1995
- State v. PurdyNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1992
- State v. BilalCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1995
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