Legal Opinion
United States v. Robert Samuel Scruggs
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 6, 1978No. 77-5537PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GEE, Circuit Judge:
Appellant Robert Samuel “Tackhammer” Scruggs was indicted, along with five others, on one count of conspiracy to transport altered money orders in interstate commerce, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 371. Twelve substantive counts charged him with causing these altered money orders to be transported in interstate commerce and aiding and abetting others to commit this offense, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 2 and 2314. A jury trial resulted in conviction of Scruggs1 and two of his co-defendants. In this appeal, appellant seeks a reversal on three grounds. First, he contends that…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Glasser v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Allen v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
- Pinkerton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Irven Green and Robert Benjamin Smith v. United States of America, Arnold Jack Johnson v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1962
- United States v. Darwin Clark BaileyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
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3Cited by53 opinions
- United States v. Paul Rowton BailleauxCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1982
- United States v. Edward J. ElkinsCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1989
- United States v. Orlando Gonzales Claudio and Isaac Camacho-NegronCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1986
- United States v. Abel GarciaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1990
- United States v. Clyde SmithCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1980
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