Legal Opinion
United States v. Roy Eugene Carden, Winfred Eugene Carden, and Robert Lee Carden
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 21, 1976No. 75--3225PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THORNBERRY, Circuit Judge:
On the night of December 10, 1974, the Enlisted Men’s-Enlisted Women’s Club at Fort McClellan in Alabama was burglarized. Several coin machines were broken into and two bottles of brandy were taken. As a result of an encounter later that night with a private security guard and local police in the nearby town of Anniston, the Carden brothers— Roy, Winfred, and Robert — were arrested and searched. The evidence that was discovered in the search led to the brothers’ conviction for breaking and entering a government building at night with intent to steal 1 and for…
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