Legal Opinion
United States v. John Franklin Easom
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided January 18, 1978No. 77-1500PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAY, Circuit Judge.
Defendant John Franklin Easom was convicted of attempting to escape from the custody of a United States Marshal in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 751(a) and a separate count of conspiracy to escape in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 371. On appeal' the defendant asserts that the trial court erred in failing to grant his motion for acquittal for insufficiency of the evidence to support his conviction on either count; in failing to grant him a separate trial; in failing to require the government to merge the conspiracy and attempt count; and in erroneously instructing the jury on the…
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