Benoit v. City Police Department

Benoit v. City Police Department of Crowley, Louisiana

Benoit v. City Police Dep't, 484 U.S. 988 (1987)

Court: Supreme Court of the United States
Decided: December 14, 1987
Docket: No. 87-5708
Citations: 484 U.S. 988108 S. Ct. 50898 L. Ed. 2d 50656 U.S.L.W. 34141987 U.S. LEXIS 5128

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C. A. 5th Cir. Certiorari denied.

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(holding no rational jury could fail to find intent to seriously injure or kill when defendant fired a shotgun at his victim at point-blank range)

State v. Griffin, 866 P.2d 1156 (N.M. 1993)

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United States v. David Thai, Lan Ngoc Tran, Minh Do, Jimmy Nguyen, Hoang Huy Ngo, Quang Van Nguyen, and Lv Hong29 F.3d 785 (2d Cir. 1994)
United States v. Oscar Clemons843 F.2d 741 (3d Cir. 1988)
State v. Griffin866 P.2d 1156 (N.M. 1993)
United States v. Latik Allah, AKA Christopher Hamilton, AKA "Lye" William Hamilton, AKA "Star", AKA "Starpre"130 F.3d 33 (2d Cir. 1997)
United States v. Mauricio Londono-Villa930 F.2d 994 (2d Cir. 1991)
Colson v. Mitchell798 F. Supp. 966 (E.D.N.Y. 1992)

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United States v. Latik Allah, AKA Christopher Hamilton, AKA "Lye" William Hamilton, AKA "Star", AKA "Starpre"130 F.3d 33 (2d Cir. 1997)
United States v. David Thai, Lan Ngoc Tran, Minh Do, Jimmy Nguyen, Hoang Huy Ngo, Quang Van Nguyen, and Lv Hong29 F.3d 785 (2d Cir. 1994)
State v. Griffin866 P.2d 1156 (N.M. 1993)
Colson v. Mitchell798 F. Supp. 966 (E.D.N.Y. 1992)
United States v. Mauricio Londono-Villa930 F.2d 994 (2d Cir. 1991)
May v. Hoke711 F. Supp. 703 (E.D.N.Y. 1988)

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