Legal Opinion
United States v. Harold Edward Burton
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided March 19, 1973No. 72-1412PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TALBOT SMITH, District Judge.
The appellant before us was tried by jury and convicted of the offense of possession of firearm traveling in and affecting interstate commerce in violation of 18 U.S.C.A. App. § 1202(a)(1).
The facts of this ease are not in dispute. Briefly, what happened was that the appellant purchased a ticket at the Kansas City Municipal Air Terminal for Minneapolis. At the same time he checked two bags for the flight. The Braniff ticket agent became suspicious. Not only did the appellant fit what is called the “highjacker’s profile” but the weight distribution of one of his…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- United States v. BassSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- United States v. Yellow Cab Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Currin v. WallaceSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
- Hoke & Economides v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
- Clark Distilling Co. v. Western Maryland Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1917
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3Cited by46 opinions
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- United States v. Patrick G. HenryCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1980
- United States v. Ramon AlbaradoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1974
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