Legal Opinion
United States v. Thomas Edward Silverstein
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided June 21, 1984No. 80-1378, 82-1194PublishedCited by 66 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LOGAN, Circuit Judge.
Thomas Edward Silverstein appeals his conviction for the stabbing death of Danny Atwell, a fellow inmate in the United States Penitentiary at Leavenworth, Kansas, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1111, 2, and 7. Two other inmates, Edgar Wesley Hevle, Jr., and Charles Russell McEvoy, were also indicted for the murder, but Sil-verstein was tried first after the district court granted his motion for severance.
Because we reverse and remand for a new trial, we fully discuss only those issues that convinced us prejudicial error occurred or that are likely to arise again: whether…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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3Cited by66 opinions
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