Legal Opinion
United States v. Ignacio Perez
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided May 31, 1983No. 82-2533PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BENNETT, Circuit Judge.
Ignacio Perez (appellant) appeals from his conviction for violation of 18 U.S.C. § 641 (1976), stealing a thing of value of the United States. Specifically, appellant was convicted of stealing a government exhibit consisting of fifteen one-hundred dollar bills in a case where he was on trial for drug charges. Appellant contends that the district court 1 erred in failing to grant his motion for acquittal because the government exhibit was not a “thing of value of the United States,” as it had not been subject to forfeiture. For the reasons set out below, we affirm.
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2Cases cited6 opinions
- United States v. Cecil Dwayne Evans, Arnold Gene Tate, and Charles Edward Gent, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- Robert O. O'Reilly v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1973
- United States v. Madeline Maxwell and Walter Archibald YoungeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1978
- United States v. Rudolph Sedovic A/K/A Rudy SedovicCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1982
- United States v. Delbert O'kelley, A/K/A FredCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1983
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