Legal Opinion
John Richard Burrup and Jay Melvin Burrup v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided February 20, 1967No. 8507, 8508PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MURRAH, Chief Judge.
In this criminal appeal the appellants complain for the first time of the trial court’s so-called “Allen” instruction to the jury. In the tenor and context in which it was given we do not think the charge was improper. Complaint is also made of the supplemental instructions on fraud, conspiracy and circumstantial evidence. We find no fault with the propriety or correctness of these instructions, and we affirm the judgment.
The pertinent facts are. that about four hours after submission,1 the court voluntarily recalled the jury, and after cautioning them not to disclose how…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Brasfield v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1926
- Louisiana v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Jenkins v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Grady B. Burroughs, Also Known as Sam Grady Biggs v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1966
- Donald R. Elbel v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1966
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Edward Byron Hale v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- John L. Sullivan v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1969
- United States v. Sam De Stefano and Edward SpeiceCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1973
- United States v. Gennaro J. AngiuloCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1973
- Eugene v. Hensley v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1969
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