Legal Opinion

United States v. Herbert Beasley

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided June 4, 1973No. 72-2197PublishedCited by 66 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CLARK, Circuit Judge:

On December 21, 1971, the Leon Federal Savings and Loan Association, University Branch, in Tallahassee, Florida, was robbed at gunpoint of 1,313 dollars. Herbert Beasley was first tried on the charge of robbing this federally-insured savings and loan association in February 1972. The first prosecution ended in a mistrial. Beasley was subsequently retried and convicted. He appeals. We affirm.

Double Jeopardy

Beasley contends that his second trial should have been barred by the Fifth Amendment protection against double jeopardy. Beasley’s first trial ended in a mistrial as a…

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2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Anders v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  3. Powell v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
  4. Green v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
  5. United States v. JornSupreme Court of the United States · 1971

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3Cited by66 opinions

  1. Ex Parte LewisCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2007
  2. Commonwealth v. BoldenSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
  3. Wilbert Herring v. W. J. Estelle, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
  4. Ford v. StricklandCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1983
  5. William L. Calley, Jr., Cross-Appellant v. Howard H. Callaway, Etc., Etc., Cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975

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