Legal Opinion
James Melvin Lucas v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided December 10, 1963No. 18636_1PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KOELSCH, Circuit Judge.
The defendant, James Melvin Lucas, appeals from a judgment of the district court convicting him of escaping from the Federal Correctional Institution at Lompoc, California, in violation of the Federal Escape Act [18 U.S.C.A. § 751]- 1 He urges two grounds.for reversal:
First, the insufficiency of evidence to support the finding that his departure from custody was wilful, and second that he was denied due process of law because of the bias and prejudice of the trial judge who sat as the finder of fact. 2
Defendant is not entitled to have this court review the record to…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Chessman v. TeetsSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Burton S. Knapp v. John P. KinseyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1956
- Lloyd Mullican and Kenneth Eugene Shores v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1958
- Taylor v. United States. Taylor v. Squier, Warden (Two Cases)Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1950
- Caryl Chessman v. Harley O. Teets, Warden, California State Prison, San Quentin, CaliforniaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1956
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3Cited by22 opinions
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- United States v. ConforteDistrict Court, D. Nevada · 1978
- Duffield v. Charleston Area Medical Center, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1974
- United States v. Richard Kilcullen, United States of America v. Francis Ashby Reddall, Jr.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1976
- United States v. Gregory NearyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1984
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