Legal Opinion

United States v. Ronald Thornley

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided May 11, 1983No. 82-1715PublishedCited by 64 opinions

1Per curiam

Appellant Ronald Thornley was convicted of selling a stolen motor vehicle in violation of the Dyer Act, 18 U.S.C. § 2313 (1976). From that conviction Thornley raises three issues on appeal: (1) whether documentary evidence introduced at trial was illegally seized; (2) whether the district court erred in denying his motion for judgment of acquittal; and (3) whether the district court erred in failing to grant Thornley’s motion for a new trial.

For the reasons that follow, we affirm the judgment of the district court.

I

Thornley’s first contention is that the district court erred in denying his…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Rakas v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Smith v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. United States v. Steven v. Hershenow, Stuart M. Rosenthal, Steven A. ShraiarCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1982
  4. United States v. Ronald Leaching, United States of America v. Jerome TremontCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1970
  5. United States v. Edward A. Cincotta, United States of America v. John Zero, United States of America v. Mystic Fuel, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1982

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3Cited by64 opinions

  1. United States v. BoylanCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1990
  2. United States v. Daniel L. BalzanoCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1990
  3. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Kevin F. O’BRIEN, Defendant, AppellantCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1994
  4. United States v. Lacey Lee Koenig and Lee GrafCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
  5. United States v. Mohammed Farhad KhorramiCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1990

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