Legal Opinion

John Jerome Alexander v. United States

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided October 20, 1959No. 16172PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

VAN OOSTERIIOUT, Circuit Judge.

Defendant appeals from judgment and sentence imposed upon his conviction by a jury on both counts of a two count indictment charging violation of 18 U.S. C.A. § 1462. Each count of the indictment charges that the defendant knowingly, wilfully, and unlawfully received at Minneapolis, Minnesota, a shipment by common carrier, originating in New York, of two obscene, lewd, lascivious, and filthy books, to wit: “Mr. Hot Rod” and “The Lion’s Den”, and other matter of an indecent character. Count I relates to a shipment received by defendant on or about March 3, 1958,…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Roth v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
  2. Varcoe v. LeeCalifornia Supreme Court · 1919
  3. Cwach v. United States. Batsell v. United States. Moore v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1954
  4. Saul Henry Davis, Jr. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1956
  5. Henrietta Jacqueline Bell v. United States of America, (Two Cases)Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1958

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3Cited by21 opinions

  1. Ernest 'Duke' Arnold v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1964
  2. Robert Allison Stewart v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1968
  3. Gordon L. Anderson v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1966
  4. Ted T. Lynch and Ted H. Lynch v. The Travelers Indemnity CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1972
  5. Harris Calvin Jacobs v. United States of America, Burton S. Wolcoff v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1968

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