Legal Opinion
United States v. Orville E. Stifel, II
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided October 29, 1970No. 19958_1PublishedCited by 88 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDWARDS, Circuit Judge.
This is a strange and disturbing case. Appellant Orville Stifel, was indicted for violating 18 U.S.C. § 1716 (1964), by murdering another young man, Dan Ronee, by sending him a bomb (an “infernal machine”) through the United States mails. The bomb exploded when Ronee opened the package containing it. Stifel had previously been known in the community in which he lived as something approaching a model young man.
Stifel was convicted after jury trial before the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, Eastern Division. He appeals from his conviction…
2Cases cited25 opinions
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- People v. CollinsCalifornia Supreme Court · 1968
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3Cited by88 opinions
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