Legal Opinion
United States v. Lester Straughan
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided January 12, 1972No. 71-1189PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HEANEY, Circuit Judge.
The defendant was convicted by a jury for having received, concealed, stored and sold a stolen Case 580 tractor in violation of the Dyer Act, 18 U.S.C. § 2313. 1 On appeal, the defendant contends (1) that the tractor is not a “motor vehicle” within the meaning of the Dyer Act; (2) that he was prejudiced by the improper admission of evidence concerning his character; and (3) that he was prejudiced by the improper admission of evidence concerning his refusal to give a handwriting exemplar.
We find that the tractor is a motor vehicle within the meaning of the Dyer Act, but…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Kotteakos v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Michelson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- McBoyle v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
- Williams v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
- United States v. Clark Eugene HeffnerCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1970
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3Cited by21 opinions
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- United States v. Barry Kendall Hogan, and Mark Bradford HoganCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
- United States of America, Appellee/cross-Appellant v. Edward F. Balfany, Appellant/cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1992
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