Mitchell v. United States’s Empirical Analysis

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2 district · 10 state decisions

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1. “The government’s evidence at trial revealed that on January 16, 1990, appellant, in the company of Mr. Floyd Callo-way and Ms. [Rebecca] Halicki, drove from his residence in Youngstown, Ohio to the District of Columbia to “get [appellant’s] wife [Ms. Denise Mitchell] in Washington, D.C.” Suspecting that his wife had taken up residence with Messrs. Nelson and Arrington who “won’t let her go,” appellant was overheard stating: “I don’t mind shooting somebody if I have to.” ... At approximately 8:00 a.m., after some initial difficulty in finding the apartment building — which provoked appellant to “want to hurt someone that much more” — Ms. Halicki located the building where Nelson and Arrington resided.... Upon entering the building, the trio proceeded to Nelson’s door, whereupon appellant and Mr. Calloway positioned themselves on either side while Ms. Halicki proceeded to knock on the door. Mr. Arlington responded to the knock and, with the door closed, explained to Ms. Halicki that he did not know where to find Ms. Mitchell. After a brief conversation, Mr. Arlington opened the door and peeped out. At that moment, Halicki jumped to the side and Arlington, sensing trouble, slammed the door shut. Appellant fired two shotgun blasts through the door, striking Mr. Arlington in the arm and back. Mr. Arrington ran toward Mr. Nelson’s room and informed Mr. Nelson that he had been shot and that the shooter was coming through the front door. While Nelson leapt from his bed and closed the”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Wallace G. Mitchell v. United States