Legal Opinion

Richard Charles Morgan v. United States

Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Decided January 7, 1966No. 8370PublishedCited by 25 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SETH, Circuit Judge.

Appellant was tried and convicted by a jury on a charge of interstate transportation of a stolen motor vehicle from Houston, Texas, to Tortugas, New Mexico, in violation of the Dyer Act, 18 U.S.C. § 2312.

On this appeal, appellant urges that the trial court committed error in failing to grant a motion for a mistrial made by the appellant during the course of the opening statement by the prosecution. The motion was based on an assertion by the Government’s attorney that evidence would be introduced showing that appellant had stolen certain mechanics tools at the time he…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Leif Tandberg-Hanssen v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1960
  2. Cleo Francis Hughes v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1963
  3. Mario Sanseverino v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1963
  4. Clayman Clifford Shultz v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1965
  5. Ben B. Conford v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1964

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3Cited by25 opinions

  1. Richard E. Loux and Neil Conrad Wallen v. United States of America, Vertis James Barrett, Arthur St. Peter Andharold Oscar Thomas v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1968
  2. United States v. William Earl BurkhartCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1972
  3. United States v. Loran Anthony BiswellCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1983
  4. Grover Spurgeon King v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1968
  5. Joseph Daniel Holt v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1969

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