United States v. Ernest Avants (5th Cir. 2002)
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Title
United States v. Ernest Avants (5th Cir. 2002)
Subject
Federal criminal prosecution; Civil Rights Era; Murder
Description
Federal appellate court opinion affirming the conviction of Ernest Avants for the 1966 murder of Ben Chester White. The case was prosecuted federally after it was determined that the crime occurred on federal land within the Homochitto National Forest.
Creator
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Source
FindLaw Online Legal Database
Publisher
LIS 652 H001
Date
2002
Contributor
Nancy White
Rights
Public domain federal court opinion
Relation
Case considering my great uncle Ben Chester White
Format
PDF
Language
None
Type
Text
Identifier
ND-2002-003
Coverage
1966-2003
Citation
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, “United States v. Ernest Avants (5th Cir. 2002),” LIS 652 -Omeka Sandbox, accessed September 29, 2026, https://lis652omeka.usmcdh.org/items/show/104.