Legal Opinion
John Fields v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 18, 1969No. 25429_1PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SUTTLE, District Judge:
Appellant was charged below in a one-count indictment, along with Grover Cleveland Moncur, Ben Gregg, Jr., and Benjamin Franklin Tucker, with having stolen and concealed 247 television sets that were a part of an interstate shipment, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 659. 1 At trial, Fields and Moncur were represented by the same attorney. Tucker was granted a judgment of acquittal; all other defendants were found guilty by the jury. Only John Fields, Jr., appeals from the judgment of conviction.
In urging reversal, appellant contends that (1) he was denied effective…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Glasser v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Bruton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Carlos Garza De Luna v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1962
- John P. Tillman, Robert Barber Moore, Johnny C. Wilson, Larry Fox, Donald P. Stone and Michael W. Simmons v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- United States v. Julius L. EchelesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1965
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3Cited by28 opinions
- United States v. NoahCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1973
- United States v. Patrick W. McCann III and Jon Joseph KellyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
- United States v. Irving E. Miller and Frederick T. HymanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- United States v. Donald Warren DriscollCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
- Clinton William Baker v. Louie L. Wainwright, Director, Division of Corrections, State of FloridaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
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