Legal Opinion

United States v. Ray Charles Humphrey, A/K/A Ray Humphrey, United States of America v. Hiawatha Mickens

Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Decided April 16, 1969No. 177-68, 178-68PublishedCited by 64 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MURRAH, Chief Judge.

In this case Appellants jointly appeal from a sentence on a jury verdict convicting them of violating Section 902(e) of Title 15, United States Code, by transporting firearms in interstate commerce having previously been convicted of a felony. The sole issue raised on appeal is whether the search which discovered the firearms in Appellant Humphrey’s automobile was legal.

On March 6, 1968, at about 10:30 p. m. Officers Acox and Sehimmels of the Oklahoma City Police Department observed an automobile, with out-of-state license tags, violate a city traffic ordinance. The…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Carroll v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
  3. Spinelli v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  4. Brinegar v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
  5. Sibron v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1968

14 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

3Cited by64 opinions

  1. People v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1972
  2. Daniels v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1973
  3. United States v. Willie Robinson, Jr.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
  4. United States v. Charles P. BourassaCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1969
  5. United States v. Ralph Donald TharpeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976

59 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API