Legal Opinion
James Ivey Wyatt v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 18, 1959No. 17295PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIVES, Circuit Judge.
This appeal is from a judgment of conviction for white slavery, 18 U.S.C.A. § 2421. The questions presented are thus stated in appellant’s brief:
“1. May a conviction be had against a defendant on the charge commonly known as ‘white slavery’ on his extra judicial confession uncorroborated by proof aliunde of the corpus delicti as to the transportation element of the offense charged ?
“2. May the wife of a defendant be compelled by the District Judge to testify against her husband?”
The indictment charged, in substance, that on or about December 12, 1957, the defendant did…
2Cases cited31 opinions
- Hawkins v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Stein v. BowmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1839
- United States v. MitchellCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1943
- Shores v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1949
- Demos v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1953
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3Cited by8 opinions
- United States v. McArthur Edwards, AKA Edwards McArthur and Charles Darnell WardCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Wyatt v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- United States v. Hubert SpainCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1976
- Edward David Eisenberg v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1959
- James Ivey Wyatt v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1959
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