Legal Opinion
A. Z. Handford v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 7, 1958No. 16810PublishedCited by 62 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WISDOM, Circuit Judge.
A. Z. Handford, a Negro, was tried in the Thomasville Division of the District Court for the Middle District of Georgia on a one-count indictment for illegal possession of nontaxpaid whiskey, in violation of 26 U.S.C. § 5008(b) (1) and § 5642. He was found guilty and sentenced to two years imprisonment.
Appellant specifies as errors: “(1) the evidence does not support the verdict, and the motion for judgment of acquittal should have been granted; (2) because of the prejudicial and inflammatory argument of the district attorney, a new trial should be granted”. The alleged…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Berger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
- Earl E. Vick v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1954
- Kassin v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1937
- Elijah McClain and Margie Mae McClain v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1955
- Brady v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1930
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3Cited by62 opinions
- Wilhelm v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1974
- United States v. David GarzaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- United States v. Laurel Joan MorrisCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- United States v. Oscar E. HydeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- United States v. John T. GoodwinCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
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