Legal Opinion
Norris v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 15, 1946No. 11398PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOLMES, Circuit Judge.
Appellants were convicted of robbery under 18 U.S.C.A. § 99, and sentenced to pay a fine and serve a term in prison. They severally seek reversal of the judgments on the grounds that the trial court erred (a) in overruling their demurrers and (b) in denying their motions for directed verdicts.
Count one of the indictment, upon which the convictions rest, is in the language of the statute. It charges, inter alia, that the appellants “did rob one Frank Clarkson of an automobile (describing it) belonging to the United States” contrary to the statute and against the peace and…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Durland v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
- United States v. CarllSupreme Court of the United States · 1882
- Rosen v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
- Ledbetter v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1898
- Hewitt v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1940
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3Cited by48 opinions
- United States v. Paul C. PerkinsCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1984
- Herman Roberson v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1958
- Johnson v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1953
- Gene Downing v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1965
- United States v. Thomas M. HaasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
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