Legal Opinion

Andrew Nicholson, and Richard Reed Criswell v. United States

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided January 18, 1966No. 22053_1PublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GRIFFIN B. BELL, Circuit Judge:

Appellants were convicted on a four count indictment charging them with burglary of and larceny from post offices located at Bradley and Wayside, Georgia. 18 U.S.C.A. §§ 2115 and 1708. They contend that the District Court erred in refusing to suppress certain evidence obtained by state officers after arresting them and searching the car in which they were riding. They also urge that the evidence was insufficient to sustain the convictions, and that the court improperly refused a requested charge on circumstantial evidence. Appellant Cris-well separately contends…

2Cases cited29 opinions

  1. Wong Sun v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. Carroll v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
  3. Brinegar v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
  4. Beck v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  5. Weeks v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1914

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3Cited by26 opinions

  1. David Matthew Lathers v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
  2. Norton Edward Richardson v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
  3. United States v. Michael Anthony Romano and Stanley Yassen, United States of America v. Jack Riki LynottCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
  4. State v. AllenSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1973
  5. Sexton v. GibbsDistrict Court, N.D. Texas · 1970

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