Legal Opinion
United States v. William Rose and Robert Peterson
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 20, 1978No. 78-1331PublishedCited by 63 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TONE, Circuit Judge.
The principal issue before us is whether the defendants can be found guilty of a conspiracy under 18 U.S.C. § 371 1 to transport in interstate commerce goods valued at $5,000 or more, knowing the goods to be stolen, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2314, 2 when no goods were ever stolen because the defendants unwittingly engaged agents of the government to perform the actual theft and transportation. We answer the question in the affirmative and affirm the convictions.
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2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Julian W. Sears v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1965
- United States v. MirandaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1975
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3Cited by63 opinions
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- United States v. Pierre Michel Henri Giry and Steven SewardCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1987
- United States v. Michael Joseph Arra, Steven Scott Aschinger, and Overton Baker PettitCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1980
- United States v. WilsonDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1983
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