Legal Opinion
United States v. Larry Fate Fortune and Wayne William Barfield
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 30, 1975No. 74-3125PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WISDOM, Circuit Judge:
Appellants Wayne Barfield and Larry Fate Fortune, together with Peter Gas-ton Kaiser, were convicted by a jury on a thirteen-count indictment that charged them with numerous federal offenses 1 related to the kidnaping of James Hoover, a Georgia stockbroker. On appeal, Barfield contends that the trial court erred in not granting his motion for judgment of acquittal because the totality of the evidence created a reasonable doubt as to his sanity at the time of the offense. Fortune joins in Barfield’s argument and also contends that the trial court erred in allowing certain…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- George Lee Mims, Sr. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
- John Joseph Blake v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- United States v. James L. HarperCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- United States v. James E. McCrackenCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
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3Cited by27 opinions
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