GOFF v. UNITED STATES

No. 71-1011.

446 F.2d 623 (1971)

Garland Edward GOFF, Defendant-Appellant, v. The UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied September 9, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patrick Brogan, Oklahoma City, Okl., for appellant.

William R. Burkett, U. S. Atty., and John E. Green, Asst. U. S. Atty., Oklahoma City, Okl., for appellee.

Before SETH and BARRETT, Circuit Judges, and KERR, District Judge.


BARRETT, Circuit Judge.

Garland Edward Goff was tried by jury and found guilty of aiding and abetting other named inmates of the Federal Reformatory, El Reno, Oklahoma, in instigating, conniving, and wilfully attempting to cause and assist a riot and mutiny on April 27, 1968, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 2, 1792.

On appeal Goff claims that the trial court erred in (a) denying his Motion for Directed Verdict; (b) giving the "Allen" type instruction...

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