Legal Opinion

J. W. Williamson, Jr. v. United States

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided May 18, 1964No. 20660_1PublishedCited by 74 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JOHN R. BROWN, Circuit Judge:

The Appellant Williamson appeals from a judgment of conviction for violating 18 U.S.C.A. § 656 based on a jury verdict of guilty as to all 13 counts charged. A sentence of two years on each count was imposed, four of which are consecutive making an aggregate sentence of eight years. Reversal is sought on two grounds. The first, insufficiency of the evidence was properly preserved by appropriate motions for judgments of acquittal, F.R.Crim. P. 29(a). The second, failure of the Court to charge on accomplice’s testimony, is pressed as plain error there having been…

2Cases cited59 opinions

  1. Caminetti v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1917
  2. Stirone v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
  3. Russell v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
  4. Smith v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
  5. Commissioner v. HansenSupreme Court of the United States · 1959

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3Cited by74 opinions

  1. United States v. Roy B. Kelly, Cecil v. Hagen and Milton J. ShuckCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1965
  2. George Lee Mims, Sr. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
  3. United States v. Irie E. Leonard, United States of America v. James L. SarvisCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1974
  4. United States v. Harry Neil KellyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
  5. United States v. J. Norman JonesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1970

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