Legal Opinion
United States v. Billy Lafayette Burke
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 21, 1974No. 373PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WISDOM, Circuit Judge:
Billy Lafayette Burke appeals from his conviction for unlawfully carrying on the business of a distiller without giving bond, a violation of Title 26, United States Code, Sections 5601(a)(4) and 5173(a). He (1) challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to support the verdict, (2) alleges that an in-court identification of him as the lessee of the house where an illegal still was located was inadmissible because it was the product of an improper photographic identification, and (3) urges that because of a colloquy among a juror, the court reporter, and a government…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Glasser v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Simmons v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Remmer v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- John P. Tillman, Robert Barber Moore, Johnny C. Wilson, Larry Fox, Donald P. Stone and Michael W. Simmons v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Tillman v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
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3Cited by15 opinions
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- United States v. Thomas Joseph Chiantese and John Joseph CerrellaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- United States v. BosciaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1978
- Waller v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1978
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