Legal Opinion
United States v. Tommie Bell
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 3, 1975No. 74-1410PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TONE, Circuit Judge.
The defendant Tommie Bell was convicted in a bench trial of assault with intent to commit rape at a place within the special territorial jurisdiction of the United States, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 113(a). On appeal he raises only one question, viz., whether it is necessary to the offense of assault that the victim have a reasonable apprehension of bodily harm. We answer this question in the negative and affirm the conviction.
It is conceded that while defendant was a patient in the detoxification ward for alcoholic and drug addiction patients in the Veterans…
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