Legal Opinion
Lima Lynn Kivette and Dow Kivette v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 7, 1956No. 15630PublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TUTTLE, Circuit Judge.
Dow Kivette and Lima Lynn Kivette, husband and wife, appeal from their convictions of possessing, transporting, and selling nontaxpaid distilled spirits. 1 Although it is briefly urged that the verdict was contrary to the weight of the evidence, the main points relied on for reversal are (1) the overruling of a motion to dismiss the indictment for mis-joinder of defendants and offenses; (2) the overruling of a motion to suppress evidence on the ground that it was illegally obtained; (3) the refusal of the trial court to rule that the defendants had been entrapped, as a…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- United States v. RabinowitzSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Agnello v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
- United States v. ShermanCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1952
- United States v. BeckerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1933
- Scheve v. United States. Kadan v. United States. Rosen v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1950
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3Cited by58 opinions
- United States v. RoselliCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1970
- United States v. HoffaCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1965
- United States v. David BuenoCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- William Clayton Pierce v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- United States v. Rufus Eafie HarrellCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
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