Legal Opinion

Swicegood v. Alabama

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided August 11, 1978No. 77-2516PublishedCited by 58 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

AINSWORTH, Circuit Judge:

Defendants James C. Beil and Daniel Michael Bonnetts were convicted following a bench trial of conspiring under 18 U.S.C. § 371 to violate the Dyer Act, 18 U.S.C. §§ 2312, 2313.1 The district court sentenced each to three years’ imprisonment. In this appeal the defendants challenge the validity of their convictions on two grounds, neither of which we find meritorious. Accordingly, we affirm the convictions.

The facts in this case are stipulated and fully set forth as Appendix A. These facts demonstrate that between September 26, 1973 and July 19, 1975, defendant Beil…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Glasser v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
  2. Berger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
  3. United States v. FeolaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  4. Michael Joseph Gurleski and Dorothy Villafranca v. United States of America, Frank Smith v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
  5. United States v. Sidney Levine and Mpd Film Productions, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977

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3Cited by58 opinions

  1. Terry Lee Goodwin v. Charles Balkcom, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
  2. Andrews v. CollinsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1994
  3. United States v. CastellanoDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1985
  4. United States v. Stacey Lynn Merkt and John B. ElderCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
  5. Johnny Lee Cronnon v. State of AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979

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