Legal Opinion
United States v. Silas Jones
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 17, 1981No. 79-5579PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HENDERSON, Circuit Judge.
Silas Jones was convicted of conspiracy, 18 U.S.C. § 371 (1948) and a violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1952(a)(3) (1970). 1 He is alleged to have travelled from Oklahoma to Texas to cash checks received in payment of gambling debts incurred at the Black Garter Club in Cartwright, Oklahoma. On appeal, Jones contends that the court erred in failing to grant his motions to dismiss the indictment and for judgment of acquittal and in entering a judgment of conviction because the indictment does not allege and the evidence does not prove use of interstate facilities to further an…
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3Cited by48 opinions
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