U.S. v. YAHWEH

No. 90-868-CR.

792 F.Supp. 104 (1992)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. Yahweh Ben YAHWEH, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, S.D. Florida, Miami Division.

May 4, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard Scruggs, Gertrude Novicki, Asst. U.S. Atty., Miami, Fla., for plaintiff.

Alcee L. Hastings, Patricia G. Williams, Miami, Fla., Paul McKenna, Coconut Grove, Fla., Richard Gagliano, Miami, Fla., Steven Kassner, Coral Gables, Fla., Albert Z. Levin, Dennis Kainen, Wendell Graham, Charles White, Miami, Fla., Michael Smith, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Kathy Hamilton, Miami, Fla., Ellen Leesfield, Coconut Grove, Fla., Rayfield McGee, Curtis Jones, Thomas Buscaglia, Glenn Feldman, Chris Mancini, Miami, Fla., for defendants.


ORDER

ROETTGER, Chief Judge.

Violent crime cases are the exception in federal courts. The instant case is arguably the most violent case ever tried in a federal court: the indictment charges the sixteen defendants on trial with 14 murders1 by means such as beheading, stabbing, occasionally by pistol shots, plus severing of body parts such as ears to prove the worthiness of the killer. Plus, they are charged with arson of a slumbering...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases