Legal Opinion

United States v. Jack Love

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided February 22, 1979No. 78-1687PublishedCited by 58 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

STEPHENSON, Circuit Judge.

Appellant Jack Love appeals from his conviction by a jury of one count of violating the Mann Act, 18 U.S.C. § 2421. 1 Love’s primary contention on appeal is that the district court 2 erred in permitting a portion of an unsworn statement given by an unavailable witness to an FBI agent to be read to the jury. We agree and, accordingly, reverse and remand for a new trial.

On June 21, 1978, Love was indicted by a federal grand jury in North Dakota on three counts of violating the Mann Act. Since the indictment was based on a simultaneous transportation, the court required…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. California v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  2. United States v. Donald Laverne Carlson, United States of America v. Gary Clarend HofstadCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1977
  3. Gebardi v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
  4. United States v. George Samuel Walter RogersCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1976
  5. United States v. Theodore D. MorlangCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1975

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3Cited by58 opinions

  1. United States v. Harvey M. RenvilleCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1985
  2. United States v. Claude Leander RileyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1981
  3. United States v. HelmelCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1985
  4. State v. GoldSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1980
  5. United States v. Laurence John LaytonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983

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