· 3/29/1978
United States v. Jerome Jackson
Citations
- 572 F.2d 636
- 1978 U.S. App. LEXIS 11968
How courts have described this case
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- acknowledging “the importance of the immediacy factor would be greatly diminished, if not rendered irrelevant, when there is evidence that the defendant knows that he is accused of and sought for the commission of the crime charged”
- acknowledging “the importance of the immediacy factor would be greatly diminished, if not rendered irrelevant, when there is evidence that the defendant knows that he is accused of and sought for the commission of the crime charged”
- flight occurred a substantial time after the crime; no showing that defendant knew he was accused or sought for the crime
- flight occurred a substantial time after the crime; no showing that defendant knew he was accused or sought for the crime
- immediacy may become irrelevant where defendant knows she is charged and sought
- ‘‘in cases in which a defendant’s flight occurs a substantial time after the crime, we will place significance on a defendant’s knowledge that he is accused of or sought for the crime charged’’
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Judges: Fairchild, Pell, Sprecher
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