Legal Opinion

United States v. James Bobby Impson

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided November 11, 1977No. 77-5125PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Per curiam

Like a bad penny, this case involving counterfeit money continues to appear in this Court. Impson again appeals 1 from a conviction, in a nonjury trial, for possession of counterfeit currency in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 472.

The principal issue on this appeal is whether the trial court erroneously admitted evidence of extraneous offenses allegedly committed by appellant. A related question concerns the sufficiency of the evidence, and appellant also raises a search and seizure challenge. Finding no merit to these contentions, we affirm the conviction.

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2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. United States v. Clarence J. Quinn, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
  2. United States v. James Boddy ImpsonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
  3. United States v. Herbert Lee PittsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
  4. United States v. William Sheard, A/K/A William NixonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
  5. United States v. Samih K. Masri and Wally GhalayiniCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. State v. PostOhio Supreme Court · 1987
  2. United States v. Rita Ann Cardenas and Shamsideen Abiodun LawalCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1994
  3. Miffleton v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1989
  4. United States v. Edward Baldarrama, Matias G. Segarra and Felix Bensor, United States of America v. Gilbert Casas GuzmanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
  5. Government of the Canal Zone v. Gil Antonio Jimenez G. (Gonzalez)Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978

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