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United States v. Thomas L. Thaggard, Sr., and Vanzie Beasley

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided June 8, 1973No. 72-2512PublishedCited by 40 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

COLEMAN, Circuit Judge:

A jury convicted Thomas L. Thaggard, Sr. and Vanzie Beasley of conspir acy wilfully and knowingly to directly and indirectly conduct, finance, manage, supervise, direct, and own all or part of a gambling business in violation of the laws of the State of Alabama, involving five or more persons for more than thirty days, 18 U.S.C. § 1955.

Defendants were also convicted, in the same trial, of a conspiracy to obstruct the enforcement of the criminal laws of the State of Alabama pertaining to gambling, 18 U.S.C, § 1511.

Upon these verdicts both men were sentenced to three…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Tigner v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
  2. United States v. CoxCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1965
  3. Shushan v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1941
  4. Thomas Lester Thaggard v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
  5. United States v. Cecil Eugene Harris, A/K/A "Red" HarrisCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972

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3Cited by40 opinions

  1. United States v. Michael CarrCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
  2. United States v. PartinCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
  3. United States v. SmaldoneCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1973
  4. United States v. Louis B. Pacheco and John N. Fountain, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
  5. United States v. Tom Welch, Charles Cashell, William L. Satterwhite and James M. CochranCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981

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