Legal Opinion
United States v. Woodrow Wilson Compton
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided February 4, 1966No. 16295_1PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CELEBREZZE, Circuit Judge.
Woodrow Wilson Compton, hereinafter referred to as Defendant, was indicted in the Western District of Tennessee on three counts. Count 1 charged him with violation of Title 18, U.S.C., Section 1952; Count 2 with violation of Title 18, U.S.C., Sections 2 and 1952; and Count 3 also with violation of Title 18, Sections 2 and 1952. Count 2 was dismissed at the request of the Prosecuting Attorney. Defendant went on trial before a jury on Counts 1 and 3. Defendant appeals.
In the Spring of 1948, Defendant moved to West Memphis, Arkansas. For a short period during 1953 and…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Mortensen v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Henderson v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1953
- Battjes v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1949
- Edward Earl Brooks v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1962
- United States v. Harold Sapperstein and Anne SappersteinCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1963
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3Cited by14 opinions
- William Spinelli v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1967
- United States v. Carlos Herrera, Victor Hugo Herrera, and Felipe Santiago Herrera, A/k/a"chiquito"Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1978
- United States v. Robert E. GoodingCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- United States v. Billy Gene ComptonCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1966
- Thomas Edward Hanley v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
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