Legal Opinion
United States v. Richard Norman Dopf and Theodore Sekulic
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 15, 1971No. 29112PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AINSWORTH, Circuit Judge:
Appellants Dopf and Sekulic appeal from their convictions under the Dyer Act, 18 U.S.C. § 2312, and raise various issues, two of which we find significant. They contend that the Court erred (1) in denying their motion to suppress certain oral inculpatory statements made by them to a Special Agent of the F.B.I., and (2) in improperly instructing the jury. Timely objections were made in both instances. We affirm the Court on the first issue. However, because the Court’s instructions taken as a whole were improper and tantamount to directing a verdict of guilt, we…
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