Legal Opinion
United States v. Nick Scaglione
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 9, 1971No. 29279_1PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GODBOLD, Circuit Judge:
Scaglione appeals from his conviction by a jury on all five counts of an indictment charging that, on each of five dates, he knowingly and intentionally caused to be sent in interstate commerce gambling paraphernalia consisting of flash paper intended to be used as a device in a numbers, policy, bolita, and other similar games, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1953. Flash paper, having been chemically treated so as to be instantly combustible when heat is applied, is used in policy and similar games because it can be quickly destroyed if there is a threat of seizure. We…
2Cases cited26 opinions
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- Katz v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Chimel v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Escobedo v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Griffin v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
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3Cited by28 opinions
- United States v. PolizziCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1974
- United States v. MartinoCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- United States v. Fred Louis Bell and Charles Lavern BeasleyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
- United States v. John M. Haydel, Jr., A/K/A "Ice Cream" and "Mugsy"Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- United States v. Ronald Seibelt Goldenstein, United States of America v. John Larry RayCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1972
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