Legal Opinion
United States v. Joe Lewis and Tommy Allen Combs
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided October 8, 1974No. 74-1242PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PHILLIPS, Chief Judge.
Joe Lewis and Tommy Allen Combs appeal from a jury conviction for transporting stolen explosive materials in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 842(h). 1 We affirm.
I. Facts
About midnight on Sunday, September 3, 1972, two Kentucky state policemen were in a rural area of Perry County investigating a “drunk complaint of a pickup truck that was supposed to be red.” A red Chevrolet pickup truck with a white homemade camper on it soon passed their police cruiser. The officers further noticed that the pickup had defective tail lights and a loud muffler.
The officer driving the police…
2Cases cited33 opinions
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- Katz v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Coolidge v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Carroll v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
- Chimel v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
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3Cited by38 opinions
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- United States v. TestCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1976
- Pueblo v. DolceSupreme Court of Puerto Rico · 1976
- United States v. John J. BrennanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
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