Legal Opinion
United States v. Jones
District Court, W.D. Texas
Decided January 11, 1971No. Crim. No. SA70CR114PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SPEARS, Chief Judge.
The legal question now before the Court involves defendant’s motion to dismiss the indictment charging him with causing the transportation in foreign commerce of certain Braniff International Airline tickets which he knew were falsely made and forged, in violation of Title 18 U.S.C. § 2314.1 Since this Court is of the opinion that an airline ticket is an “evidence of indebtedness”, and, therefore, is a “security” as defined by Title 18 U.S.C. § 2311,2 the motion will be denied.
On July 2, 1970, the defendant, an employee of Braniff at the International *579Airport in San…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Kirby v. Union Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1911
- The United States of America v. Herbert AckermanCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1968
- Kelley v. Societe Anonyme Belge D'Exploitation De La Navigation AerienneDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1965
- Charles Frederick Beam v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1966
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 93,268 United States of America v. Ronnie JonesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
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