Legal Opinion
United States v. Edward Joseph Wedelstedt
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided January 9, 1979No. 77-1965PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROSS, Circuit Judge.
Edward Joseph Wedelstedt, appellant herein, was convicted in September 1977 on three counts of a five count indictment. 1 His offenses relate generally to his dealings in stolen movie films, both pornographic and nonpornographic. The evidence in the case has been described by the parties in terms of the two thefts — the “Shepard” transaction and the “Chicago” transaction.
A detailed explanation of the indictment is important in this case. Count one was a conspiracy count. It charged Wedelstedt with conspiring with three others, Bruce Gentry, Richard Dobler, and Dennis…
2Cases cited50 opinions
- Aguilar v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Stone v. PowellSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Miller v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Elkins v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- United States v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
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3Cited by32 opinions
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- United States v. Richard Brim, A/K/A SamCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1980
- United States of America, Appellee/cross-Appellant v. Michael Allen Malbrough, Appellant/cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1990
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