Legal Opinion
United States v. William X. Beckham, A/K/A William X. Motley, William 56x, William Moore Andjerry Moore
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 6, 1975No. 74-1782PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GEE, Circuit Judge:
William X. Beckham was indicted in Texas on fifteen counts of stealing, possessing and obstructing the flow of the mails in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1702 and 1708. At trial, Beckham was found guilty on six counts, the remaining counts being dismissed on motion of the government. Defendant thereafter perfected this appeal, complaining that evidence should have been excluded since seized in violation of the Fourth Amendment, that an in-court identification should have been disallowed, and that his Sixth Amendment right to speedy trial was denied.
On June 3, 1971, a black man…
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