Legal Opinion

Robert Francis Clifton v. United States

Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Decided July 19, 1955No. 6994_1PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DOBIE, Circuit Judge.

Robert Francis Clifton (hereinafter called Clifton) was found guilty on all counts of two indictments charging criminal violations of the Internal Revenue laws pertaining to liquor, after a jury-trial in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of South Carolina. Clifton has appealed to us, contending that evidence admitted over objection of his counsel was obtained by an unreasonable search and seizure and that hearsay testimony was admitted in evidence against him. Neither of these contentions warrants reversal of the decision of the District Court.

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2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Carroll v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
  2. Weeks v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
  3. United States v. RabinowitzSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
  4. Agnello v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
  5. Henderson v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1926

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. Chimel v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  2. People v. JohnsonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1968
  3. John Carlo v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1961
  4. Will Parks Clay and Mattie Bell Anderson v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1957
  5. United States v. Lemuel MontCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1962

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