Legal Opinion

Lawrence Harold Wood v. United States

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided June 29, 1966No. 18211_1PublishedCited by 30 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MATTHES, Circuit Judge.

Appellant has twice been convicted of violating Title 18 U.S.C.A. § 2117. 1 We reversed the first conviction and remanded for a new trial, 342 F.2d 708. We now affirm.

Appellant challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to sustain the jury’s verdict, and assigns as error the failure of the court to grant his motion for judgment of acquittal.

Consideration of the evidence in the light most favorable to the prevailing party, Glasser v. United States, 315 U.S. 60, 80, 62 S.Ct. 457, 86 L.Ed. 680 (1942); Coon v. United States, 360 F.2d 550 (8 Cir. May, 1966) convinces us that…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Glasser v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
  2. Holland v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
  3. Earl Williams v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1964
  4. Wesson v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1949
  5. Lawrence Harold Wood v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1965

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3Cited by30 opinions

  1. Harold Hanger v. United States of America, Gale Mixen v. United States of America, Loretta Meyer v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1968
  2. United States v. Jerome Burton Schroeder, United States of America v. Anthony August Mosser, United States of America v. Warren James AllenCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1971
  3. Billy Leu Gregory v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1966
  4. United States v. Francis P. DavisCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1980
  5. United States v. Charles W. PopeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1969

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