Legal Opinion
United States v. Charles F. Shavers
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 8, 1980No. 79-5368PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KRAVITCH, Circuit Judge.
Charles Shavers appeals his conviction of assault with a deadly weapon in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 113(c). 1 For the reasons stated below, we reverse.
I. Facts
This case arose out of an altercation at the Key West Naval Hospital in Key West, Florida, between appellant, a food service worker, and Rolle, a cook. Shavers complained to his supervisor that Rolle was in appellant’s work area cutting Key Lime pies and interfering with his work. The supervisor asked Rolle to leave. Shortly after Rolle left he met Shavers in the restroom and allegedly struck him with brass…
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3Cited by54 opinions
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