Legal Opinion
United States v. William J. Becker, United States of America v. Albert J. Bruno, United States of America v. James E. Elskoe
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided October 31, 1978No. 77-1653 to 77-1655PublishedCited by 62 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOREMAN, Senior Circuit Judge:
William Becker, Albert Bruno, and James Elskoe were indicted jointly on a charge of conspiring to effect Becker’s escape from federal custody, 18 U.S.C. §§ 371, 751(a). The defendants were tried together and the jury failed to agree upon a verdict whereupon a mistrial was declared. Seventy-nine days later the case came on for trial before a second jury which returned a guilty verdict as to each defendant. Becker and one George Gutridge had been in federal custody in Florida and were transported together to Maryland by U. S. Marshals. Gutridge was being held on a…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- James L. Byrd v. Louie L. Wainwright, Director, Florida Division of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- United States v. FinkelsteinCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1975
- United States v. BarberCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1971
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