Legal Opinion

United States v. Bayes

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided April 27, 2000No. 99-2020PublishedCited by 28 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

STAHL, Circuit Judge.

Christopher Bayes was convicted on one count of simple assault in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 113(a)(5) and 49 U.S.C. § 46506(1). On appeal, Bayes challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to support his conviction and also contests his sentence. For the following reasons, we affirm.

I

Background

As with any challenge to the sufficiency of the evidence following a trial by jury, we recite the facts in the light most favor able to the jury’s verdict. See United States v. DeMasi 40 F.3d 1306, 1310 (1st Cir.1994).

On June 5, 1999, Bayes boarded Delta Airlines Flight 64 from…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Johnson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
  2. United States v. WattsSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
  3. United States v. TurleySupreme Court of the United States · 1957
  4. Willie Burton, Jr. v. A. LivingstonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1986
  5. United States v. DeMasiCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1994

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3Cited by28 opinions

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  3. United States v. PiresCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2011
  4. United States v. TaylorCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2017
  5. United States v. Burgos-MontesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2015

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