Legal Opinion
Malcolm Ralph Morrison v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided February 12, 1974No. 73-1442PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TALBOT SMITH, Senior District Judge.
This is an appeal from a conviction for passing a counterfeit $20 bill (Count I) and for possession of an additional $400 of counterfeit currency (Count III).1
The appellant ordered two beers at Marina Inn on February 5, 1972 and paid for them with a $20 bill. The waitress who served him testified that “this one looked so obvious that it just caught our attention.” She took it to the bartender. He thought that “the face on it looked funny.” He called the other bartender, who had previously worked in a bank as teller and had had training in the detection of…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Wong Sun v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Brinegar v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Schmerber v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Benton v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
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3Cited by34 opinions
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- Lou Ann Merkle v. Upper Dublin School District Upper Dublin Township Police Department Margaret Thomas Clair Brown, Jr., Dr. Jack Hahn, DetectiveCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2000
- Karla Kaye Kuehl v. Stephen P. Burtis Terry Satterlee Other John Doe City of Sioux Falls Ezekial James McBethCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1999
- Brodnicki v. City Of OmahaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1996
- Hubert Y. Linn v. Roy M. Garcia and Milo MallyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1976
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