Legal Opinion
United States v. Edward Wray Crockett, Jr., Edward Wray Crockett, Iii, Pleasant Henry Partin, Marcus Randolph Martin, and Edwin Eugene Brown
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 4, 1975No. 19-20611PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MORGAN, Circuit Judge:
Appellants, among others, were indicted in May, 1973, for violations of 18 U.S.C. § 1955, for operating an illegal gambling business, and of 18 U.S.C. § 371, for conspiracy to violate 18 U.S.C. § 1955. In a jury trial, appellants Edward Crockett, Jr., and Pleasant Partin were found guilty on both counts; appellants Edward Crockett, III, Marcus Martin, and Edwin Brown were found guilty of the substantive offense, but acquitted of conspiracy. The government’s theory of the case was that an illegal gambling business had been conducted at the Valdosta, Georgia, Chapter of…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Smith v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- United States v. Richard AlstonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
- Loren R. Gajewski and Mervin A. Gajewski v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1963
- United States v. John AluCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1957
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3Cited by45 opinions
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