Legal Opinion
John J. King v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 29, 1966No. 23637_1PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TUTTLE, Chief Judge:
The United States Government is entitled to retain possession and permanent title to the rifle and pistol that were found by the Warren Commission to have been used in the tragic killing of President Kennedy and Dallas Police Officer Tippit. The question before us on this appeal is whether the government may obtain such title by forfeiture, without compensation to the owner, or must resort to condemnation by the exercise of eminent domain, in which event the owners must be compensated.
It would certainly be convenient and it would tend to hasten the termination of of what…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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