Legal Opinion
The United States of America v. Jeffie A. Smith, Jr.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 8, 1970No. 27209_1PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLARK, Circuit Judge:
Jeffie Smith, Jr. was convicted by a jury for possession of untaxed whiskey. His appeal raises (1) the propriety of a question put to him by the court, when he took the witness stand in his own behalf, as to a prior conviction for possessing taxpaid whiskey and beer in a “dry” county, (2) the correctness of an instruction to the jury that such a crime involved moral turpitude and could be considered for impeachment purposes and (3) an issue that requiring that he purchase liquor revenue stamps under 26 U.S.C.A. § 5205(a) (2), would violate his 5th Amendment privileges…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Jordan v. De GeorgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
- Herman Roberson v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1958
- Albert Alexander Pinkney v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
- Donald Thomas Burr v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1965
- Edmond Morasch v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1966
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3Cited by21 opinions
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- Abdul Itani v. U.S. Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2002
- Pichardo v. Immigration & Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1997
- United States v. Roy Eugene Carden, Winfred Eugene Carden, and Robert Lee CardenCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- Nelson Javier Sosa-Martinez v. U.S. Atty. Gen.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2005
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