Legal Opinion
United States v. Jefferson D. Ross, United States of America v. Charles Elmer Wynn
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 21, 1971No. 26152, 26153PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BYRNE, District Judge:
In the late evening of September 27, 1968, aboard the S. S. Chatham, a vessel anchored in the harbor of Nha Trang, South Vietnam, Karl Von Rodenstein was severely beaten and narrowly averted being thrown overboard. A jury found appellants Ross and Wynn to have been the perpetrators of these vicious acts and pronounced them guilty of assault with intent to commit murder, a violation of 18 U.S.C. § 113(a). We are satisfied there is substantial evidence to support the jury’s verdict. For this reason and because resolution of this appeal does not require a factual analysis…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- St. Clair v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
- United States v. FloresSupreme Court of the United States · 1933
- United States v. RodgersSupreme Court of the United States · 1893
- Chandler v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1948
- United States v. John David ProvooCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1954
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3Cited by11 opinions
- United States v. Michael Joseph Arra, Steven Scott Aschinger, and Overton Baker PettitCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1980
- Carolyn Roberts, Individually v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1974
- United States v. Alfred ErdosCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1973
- United States v. Arthur Jones and Preston M. JeterCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1973
- United States v. David C. HilgerCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1989
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