Legal Opinion
John Leslie Cotton v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided June 13, 1966No. 18098PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GIBSON, Circuit Judge.
Following a trial by jury in the Eastern District of Missouri, appellant John Leslie Cotton was found guilty and convicted on a two count information charging violation of 18 U.S.C. § 472 (passing counterfeit obligations of the United States [money] with the intent to defraud). Introduced at appellant’s trial were three counterfeit twenty dollar bills and several groups of folded money consisting of four groups of $18 each, one group of $19 and one group of $9. Appellant appeals from this judgment contending that this evidence was the fruit of an illegal search and…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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3Cited by48 opinions
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