Federal prosecutors in the District of Maryland brought assault charges against defendant Reed in September 1981, filing case number 81-cr-00417 as United States v. Reed. The prosecution resulted in a 12-year federal prison sentence for a violent attack within federal jurisdiction.
The federal assault charges indicated a serious act of violence that fell within the jurisdiction of the United States District Court. The 12-year sentence reflected the severity of the assault and the court’s determination that extended incarceration was necessary.
Federal investigators documented the assault and built a comprehensive case supporting the serious charges brought against Reed. The evidence established the violent nature of the attack and Reed’s culpability.
Reed was sentenced to 144 months — 12 years — in federal prison. The decade-plus sentence reflected the court’s consistent approach to imposing meaningful punishment for violent crime, with 12 years representing substantial incarceration for an assault conviction.
The prosecution of Reed added to the District of Maryland’s extensive violent crime docket during 1981, a year that saw numerous severe assault sentences in the district’s federal courts.
The case demonstrated the federal judiciary’s unwavering commitment to punishing violent crime with extended imprisonment, maintaining the pattern of severe sentencing that characterized the district’s approach to assault prosecutions.
Key Facts
- Case: United States v. Reed
- Court: U.S. District Court, District of Maryland
- Docket: 81-cr-00417
- Sentence: 144 months (12 years) imprisonment
- Source: Federal Court Records
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