Legal Opinion

United States v. Charles E. Sellers, Jr.

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided November 7, 1973No. 72-3733PublishedCited by 99 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CLARK, Circuit Judge:

Sellers, Sexton, and Carr appeal from their convictions for the use of a wire communication facility for the transmission in interstate commerce of wagering information in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1084(a). We find no merit in any of the contentions raised on this appeal and therefore affirm the convictions.

Validity of the Search Warrant

The Unidentified Informer’s Tip — The appellants first urge that the warrant authorizing the search of the premises on which the gambling operations were conducted did not comply with the standards set out in Aguilar v. Texas, 378 U.S. 108,…

2Cases cited26 opinions

  1. Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Aguilar v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  3. Spinelli v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  4. Harrington v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  5. Schneble v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972

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3Cited by99 opinions

  1. Illinois v. GatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. United States v. Martin F. BurkeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1975
  3. United States v. Cecil Dwayne Evans, Arnold Gene Tate, and Charles Edward Gent, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
  4. United States v. Guy Giovannetti and Nicholas JanisCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1990
  5. United States v. George H. Lustig, United States of America v. Gregory D. PedersonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1977

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