Legal Opinion
United States v. John Edward Clark, A/K/A Eddie Hatcher, Timothy Bryan Jacobs, Defendants
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided January 9, 1989No. 88-5079PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILKINS, Circuit Judge:
John Edward Clark, a/k/a Eddie Hatch-er, and Timothy Bryan Jacobs appeal from a district court order of detention pending trial on criminal charges. We affirm.
I
On February 1, 1988 Defendants allegedly took 21 people hostage at gunpoint in a newspaper office in Lumberton, North Carolina, in an effort to focus public attention on what they claimed was discrimination against blacks and Indians. Although they released some of the hostages throughout the day, others were detained for approximately nine hours until Defendants surrendered to federal agents. On February 2…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- United States v. Melendez-CarrionCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1986
- United States v. Melvin Williams, United States of America v. Glenn Moore HawkinsCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1985
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3Cited by39 opinions
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