Legal Opinion
Winfield H. Lyon, Jr. v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 12, 1970No. 26190PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WISDOM, Circuit Judge:
The United States indicted Winfield Lyon for knowingly possessing and transporting stolen securities in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2314. A jury found him guilty and he was sentenced to eighteen months imprisonment.
On April 27, 1966, armed robbers stole United States Treasury bonds (the subject of the indictment), cash amounting to over $40,000, certain turnpike bonds amounting to $25,000, a safe containing the bonds and the cash, and a wallet containing several coupons from the turnpike bonds. The treasury bonds were negotiated through a Swiss bank by arrangement with a…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Linkletter v. WalkerSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
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3Cited by39 opinions
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- United States v. LeachCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1970
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