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· 2/15/1979

United States v. James Felix Knife, United States of America v. Leroy Lavern Iyotte

Citations

  • 592 F.2d 472
  • 1979 U.S. App. LEXIS 16918
  • 4 Fed. R. Serv. 284

How courts have described this case

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  • finding the requisite intent to support assault conviction where, among other factors, the defendant was upset preceding a gun assault, \tempers were short and emotions high\
  • reversing conviction for aiding and abetting assault on a police officer
  • § 113(d) is a lesser included offense of assault with intent to commit murder. 18 U.S.C. § 113(a)
  • 18 U.S.C. §§ 113(a) and 113(f) are different as a matter of law
  • “The element of intent in § 113(f)”—defined as an assault under § 113(d) that results in serious bod- ily injury—“is satisfied if the general intent to commit the acts of assault arose when [defendant] initially approached [the victim].”

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Judges: Ross, McMillian, Larson

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