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United States v. Benjamin Franklin Hankins, 26362_1 (1969)

Court: Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Number: 26362_1 Visitors: 5
Filed: May 02, 1969
Latest Update: Feb. 22, 2020
Summary: 410 F.2d 753 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Benjamin Franklin HANKINS, Defendant-Appellant. No. 26362. United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit. May 2, 1969. Farese, Farese & Jones, John B. Farese, Ashland, Miss., for appellant. H. M. Ray, U.S. Atty., J. Murray Akers, Asst. U.S. Atty., Oxford, Miss., for appellee. Before BROWN, Chief Judge, GODBOLD, Circuit Judge, and CABOR, District Judge. PER CURIAM: 1 The record demonstrates that appellant adequately preserved an excepti
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410 F.2d 753

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
Benjamin Franklin HANKINS, Defendant-Appellant.

No. 26362.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

May 2, 1969.

Farese, Farese & Jones, John B. Farese, Ashland, Miss., for appellant.

H. M. Ray, U.S. Atty., J. Murray Akers, Asst. U.S. Atty., Oxford, Miss., for appellee.

Before BROWN, Chief Judge, GODBOLD, Circuit Judge, and CABOR, District Judge.

PER CURIAM:

1

The record demonstrates that appellant adequately preserved an exception to the court's failure to give a requested instruction on insanity. Oral argument demonstrated that the case must be reversed and remanded for retrial under Blake v. United States, 5 Cir. (en banc) 1969, 407 F.2d 908 and it was so ordered from the bench.

2

Reversed and remanded.

Source:  CourtListener

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