Legal Opinion
United States v. Rodney Ralph Calkins
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided June 25, 1990No. 89-2093PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRIGHT, Senior Circuit Judge.
Rodney Ralph Calkins appeals his conviction for possessing stolen property valued at $5,000 or more which had traveled through interstate commerce in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2315 (Supp. V 1987). He raises multiple issues on appeal, including a challenge to the finding of probable cause to arrest, admission of hearsay testimony and various jury instructions. We affirm.
I. BACKGROUND
On September 24, 1988, a robbery occurred at the Amarillo, Texas home of Bertha Lee and her granddaughter, Brenda Karyl Lee. Property taken included silverware, oriental rugs, crystal…
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