Legal Opinion

United States v. William Emmett LeCroy, Jr.

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided March 2, 2006No. 04-15597PublishedCited by 57 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ANDERSON, Circuit Judge:

The defendant/appellant, William Emmett LeCroy, Jr. (“LeCroy”) was convicted in the Federal District Court in the Northern District of Georgia of taking a motor vehicle from a person, Joann Lee Tiesler, by force and violence resulting in her death, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2119(3) (“carjacking”). After the penalty phase, the jury returned a death sentence. LeCroy filed a motion for a new trial, which was denied.

LeCroy appeals to this Court on the following separate issues, claiming the district court erred: (1) by failing to conclude that Ring v. Arizona, 536 U.S.…

2Cases cited32 opinions

  1. Apprendi v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  2. Ring v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
  3. New York v. BeltonSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  4. Luce v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  5. Jones v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1999

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3Cited by57 opinions

  1. United States v. Meier Jason BrownCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2006
  2. United States v. MitchellCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2007
  3. United States v. BashamCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2009
  4. United States v. SarrasCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2009
  5. United States v. JayyousiCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2011

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