U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1959

Carson Thornton v. United States

U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · Decided June 25, 1959 · Miller, Fahy, Danaher

268 F.2d 583; 106 U.S. App. D.C. 7; 1959 U.S. App. LEXIS 3589 (Federal Reporter, Second Series)

Counsel

Mr. Charles C. Abeles, Washington, D. C. (appointed by this Court) for appellant., Mr. Frank Quill Nebeker, Asst. U. S. Atty., with whom Messrs. Oliver Gasch, U. S. Atty., and Carl W. Belcher, Asst. U. S. Atty., were on the brief, for ap-pellee.

Cases that cite this one

12 later published cases cite this decision.

United States v. Kevin Ronald Hamilton (4th Cir. 1980)
State, in Interest of Jr (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 1979)
United States v. Hilda Loman and Larry Loman (7th Cir. 1977)
United States v. James William Daulton (5th Cir. 1973)
United States v. Barber (United States District Court for the District of Delaware 1969)
United States v. James Edward Johnson, Jr. (4th Cir. 1963)
United States v. Paul Alphonso Payne, United States of America v. Jeremiah Chambers (4th Cir. 1994)
United States v. Tony Jerome Murphy (4th Cir. 1994)
United States v. Sheldon Schoenborn (7th Cir. 1993)
United States v. Ben Gholston (11th Cir. 1991)
United States v. Jose A. Guilbert (11th Cir. 1982)
State ex rel. J. R. (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 1979)

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Opinion

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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