Legal Opinion
United States v. Earl Franklin Cole, United States of America v. Catherine Jean Baker, A/K/A Catherine Jean Gault
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided February 21, 1974No. 73-1509, 73-1510PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Per curiam
Tried by a jury, Earl Franklin Cole, a former General of the United States Army, and Catherine Jean Gault, a former civilian employee of the Army, were convicted on eight counts of a fourteen count indictment which had been returned against them. After a careful examination of the record we are convinced that the General and Gault did not receive a fair trial and, accordingly, that their convictions must be set aside. We further conclude that there was a lack of evidentiary support for the con victions on three of the counts and that the district court erred in denying motions for judgment of…
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3Cited by28 opinions
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