Legal Opinion

Charles Rice v. United States

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided June 11, 1969No. 19363_1PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HEANEY, Circuit Judge.

The defendant, Charles Rice, was convicted of violating § 659, Title 18, United States Code, 1 for stealing two suitcases from the Greyhound Lines, Incorporated, on January 9, 1968, while the suitcases were moving in interstate commerce. He was sentenced to one year in prison.

The defendant asks this Court to set aside his conviction on the grounds that the government failed to prove by competent evidence: (1) that the suitcases were moving in interstate commerce, see, Hall v. United States, 182 F.2d 833, 834 (8th Cir. 1950), and (2) that the suitcases had, in fact, been…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Palmer v. HoffmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
  2. Frazier v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
  3. Standard Oil Company of California v. MooreCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1958
  4. Korte v. New York, N. H. & H. R. CoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1951
  5. Meyers v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1948

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. United States v. Raymond EaglinCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1977
  2. New England Savings Bank v. Bedford Realty Corp.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1998
  3. Hill v. Joseph T. Ryerson & Son, Inc.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1980
  4. United States v. Ronald Edward ShaferCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1971
  5. State v. BiggsMissouri Court of Appeals · 1986

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