Legal Opinion

United States v. Robert Willard Adams

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided July 7, 1971No. 71-1102_1PublishedCited by 48 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HAMLEY, Circuit Judge:

Robert Willard Adams appeals from his conviction on a jury verdict of receiving stolen United States postage stamps in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 641, and burglary of a United States Post Office, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2115.

The only question presented is whether, under the circumstances of this case, the district court erred in admitting into evidence hearsay testimony of a declaration implicating defendant, while the de-clarant was engaged in a concert of action with defendant involving the criminal conduct, the declarant not being produced at the trial. Defendant…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Bruton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  3. California v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  4. Dutton v. EvansSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  5. United States v. Geraldine Griffin, and Odell AndrewsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1971

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3Cited by48 opinions

  1. United States v. Michael JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2001
  2. United States v. BarnesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1979
  3. United States v. Leslie Fleishman, United States of America v. Peter Combs, United States of America v. Stephen GreenCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1982
  4. United States v. George Samuel Walter RogersCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1976
  5. United States v. BaxterCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1973

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