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Carson Thornton v. United States

Carson THORNTON, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee

Thornton v. United States, 268 F.2d 583 (D.C. Cir. 1959)
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Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · U.S. Courts of Appeals
Decided
June 25, 1959
Docket
No. 14848_1
Judges
Miller, Fahy, Danaher
Citations
268 F.2d 583106 U.S. App. D.C. 71959 U.S. App. LEXIS 3589
Cited by 12 Original from court

Opinion — Per Curiam

PER CURIAM.

During a drunken week end Carson Thornton beat William B. Hoagland about the head with a wine bottle. In his trial for assault with a dangerous weapon, the jury rejected Thornton’s plea of self-defense and found him guilty as charged. He appeals.

We find no error.

Affirmed.

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Cited by 12 cases

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1963: 11969: 11973: 11977: 11979: 21980: 11982: 11991: 11993: 11994: 219632026peak 1979 · 2

Relies on it most ⓘ

  1. United States v. James Edward Johnson, Jr.324 F.2d 264 (4th Cir. 1963)
  2. United States v. Barber297 F. Supp. 917 (D. Del. 1969)
  3. United States v. Hilda Loman and Larry Loman551 F.2d 164 (7th Cir. 1977)
  4. United States v. James William Daulton488 F.2d 524 (5th Cir. 1973)
  5. United States v. Kevin Ronald Hamilton626 F.2d 348 (4th Cir. 1980)
  6. State, in Interest of Jr398 A.2d 150 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 1979)

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  1. United States v. Tony Jerome Murphy35 F.3d 143 (4th Cir. 1994)
  2. United States v. Paul Alphonso Payne, United States of America v. Jeremiah Chambers19 F.3d 1431 (4th Cir. 1994)
  3. United States v. Sheldon Schoenborn4 F.3d 1424 (7th Cir. 1993)
  4. United States v. Ben Gholston932 F.2d 904 (11th Cir. 1991)
  5. United States v. Jose A. Guilbert692 F.2d 1340 (11th Cir. 1982)
  6. United States v. Kevin Ronald Hamilton626 F.2d 348 (4th Cir. 1980)

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