Legal Opinion
Damon Shelton Napier, Robert Dwayne Freeman, and Jerry Leonard Cowart v. United States of America, John Doward Skipper v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 16, 1968No. 23874_1PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DYER, Circuit Judge.
Appellants Napier, Freeman and Co-wart were indicted for Dyer Act violations, 18 U.S.C.A. § 2312, and were tried together after their motions for a severance were denied. Appellant Skipper waived indictment, consented to the filing of an information, and agreed to be tried with the others. All were found guilty by a jury of knowingly transporting two stolen vehicles in interstate commerce.
On February 15 and 16, 1966, the two Chevrolet Impala automobiles described in the charges were missing from their respective owners’ homes in Mobile, Alabama, under circumstances…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Johnson v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Mallory v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- William Webster Weaver v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
- Anthony Garcia v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1963
3Cited by2 opinions
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- J. P. Stevens & Co., Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board, Textile Workers Union of America, Afl-Cio v. National Labor Relations BoardCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1967