Legal Opinion

Joseph Tomley v. United States

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided January 30, 1958No. 16320_1PublishedCited by 27 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BORAH, Circuit Judge.

The appellant, Joseph Tomley, and one Andrew Jackson Wright were indicted for conspiracy to violate 18 U.S.C. § 641 and both of them were also charged with various substantive offenses including violations of the same law. Wright pleaded guilty to all counts against him. Appellant went to trial before a jury and was found guilty only of conspiracy as charged in Count One of the indictment and was sentenced thereon to imprisonment for a term of three years.

Appellant’s appeal is based upon (1) certain portions of the judge’s charge to the jury; (2) the court’s refusal to…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Ansley v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1943
  2. Max P. Lash v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1955
  3. Burton v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1949
  4. Wilbur Horne v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1957
  5. William Estep v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1955

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3Cited by27 opinions

  1. United States v. George LawsonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1974
  2. Odell Clark v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1961
  3. United States v. Darryl K. WrightCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1976
  4. Sydney Ginsberg v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1958
  5. United States v. Herbert N. BeltCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978

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