Legal Opinion
United States v. Richard Lee Knight
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided January 20, 1977No. 76-1767PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Per curiam
Richard Lee Knight appeals from his conviction, following a retrial, 1 for one count of possessing goods stolen from an interstate shipment, knowing the same to be stolen, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 659. Appellant was sentenced to six years’ imprisonment.
Knight’s indictment followed a search of his home that disclosed an organ, an amplifier and a television, all of which had been stolen a short time before from the Riss Trucking Company terminal in St. Louis. The goods had been shipped to Riss from Illinois for delivery to destinations in Colorado and Texas.
Knight asserts three grounds for…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Holland v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
- United States v. Eugene C. Kirk, Sr.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1976
- United States v. John Conley, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1975
- United States v. Tommie Lee Dunmore, United States of America v. Ronald Eugene JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1971
- Earl Williams v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1964
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3Cited by25 opinions
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- United States v. Jesse Collins, United States of America v. Leon HammondsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1977
- United States v. Charles M. MountCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1990
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