Legal Opinion
United States v. John Andrew Greschner
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 21, 1981No. 80-2216PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SPRECHER, Circuit Judge.
This case involves the stabbing of a prisoner in a United States prison by another prisoner. The defendant was convicted of assault and of conveying a weapon within the prison. The defendant appeals certain evidentiary rulings regarding the assault charge and raises arguments concerning sufficiency of the evidence and double jeopardy regarding the conveying charge. We reverse both convictions.
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On November 18, 1979, John Andrew Greschner and John Henry Logan were inmates at the United States Penitentiary, Marion, Illinois. Greschner was a resident of the control unit.…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Blockburger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
- Albernaz v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- United States v. John Paul WilsonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1980
- United States v. Otha Lee MahoneCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1976
- United States v. Mark Edwin CookCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1980
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3Cited by29 opinions
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- United States v. Moreno L. Keplinger, Paul L. Wright, and James B. PlankCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
- United States v. SblendorioCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
- United States v. Craig A. SmithCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2000
- United States v. Robert C. ThetfordCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
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