Legal Opinion
United States v. Francesco Columba-Colella
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 10, 1979No. 78-5678PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WISDOM, Circuit Judge:
In this case, unfortunately, the legally correct result produces something like declaring an open season on motor vehicles in American border towns — provided that the recipient of the stolen vehicles escapes the clutches of Mexican and Canadian law. Nevertheless, for lack of jurisdiction, we must reverse the district court’s judgment entering defendant Francesco Columba-Co-lella’s plea of guilty to the offense of receiving a stolen vehicle in foreign commerce in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2313. The criminal offense occurred in Mexico.
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On the evening of August 21, 1978,…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- United States v. BowmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1922
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3Cited by35 opinions
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