Legal Opinion
United States v. Jesse Lee Evans
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided October 4, 1976No. 75-1483 to 75-1486PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SETH, Circuit Judge.
The appellants were prisoners at the United States Penitentiary at Leavenworth, Kansas, at the time a serious riot occurred in the prison. A guard was killed, and other guards were injured. The disturbance started in the dining area, and there were outbreaks in other areas. It finally centered near cell house A where all the appellants were housed except Alf Hill, Jr.
The case went to trial on July 29th and the jury returned its verdict on September 26th. The defense put about seventy witnesses on the stand.
The appellants were all charged under 18 U.S.C. § 1792, and 18…
2Cases cited41 opinions
- Michelson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- United States v. AddonizioCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1971
- United States v. Larry Starks, in No. 74-1966 Appeal of Alonzo Robinson, in No. 74-1947. Appeal of Donald Everett Abney, in No. 74-1967Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1975
- Don C. Silverthorne v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1968
- United States v. Odell BennettCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1976
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3Cited by59 opinions
- Walker v. MintzesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1985
- John Stanley Campbell v. H.G. MillerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
- United States v. TestCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1976
- Robert L. Twyman v. Richard A. Crisp, Phillip Kirk, Melvin D. Typer, James E. Sorrells, and Charles E. StamperCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1978
- United States v. Gaston GeraldCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
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