UNITED STATES v. DAVIS

No. 27139.

423 F.2d 974 (1970)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Felder M. DAVIS and Houston Felder Davis, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied April 7, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

A. Pope Gordon (court appointed), Montgomery, Ala., for defendants-appellants.

Ira DeMent, U. S. Atty., D. Broward Segrest, Asst. U. S. Atty., Montgomery, Ala., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before GEWIN, COLEMAN and DYER, Circuit Judges.


GEWIN, Circuit Judge.

Appellants, Felder M. Davis and his son, Houston F. Davis, were convicted by a jury in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama of forcibly assaulting FBI agents while the agents were engaged in the performance of their official duties. Felder was convicted of assault with a deadly weapon and sentenced to three years imprisonment; Houston was convicted of simple assault and was placed on probation for a period of three...

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