Legal Opinion
United States v. Weston
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided February 12, 1999No. CR. A. 98-357(EGS)PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AMENDED MEMORANDUM OPINION & ORDER
SULLIVAN, District Judge.
INTRODUCTION
The defendant, Russell Eugene Weston, Jr., has been charged in a six-count indictment with the murders of United States Capitol Police Officers Jacob J. Chestnut and John M. Gibson, the attempted murder of United States Capitol Police Officer Douglas B. McMillan, and three counts of carrying and use of a firearm during a crime of violence. The government contends that all of these events occurred on the grounds of the United States Capitol on July 24, 1998, while the victims were engaged in their official duties as federal…
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