Legal Opinion

United States v. Billy Dean White

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided June 28, 1971No. 29730_1PublishedCited by 45 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RONEY, Circuit Judge:

This is an appeal from a jury conviction of transporting a stolen 1970 Pontiac from Vancouver, British Columbia, to Arabi, Louisiana, knowing it to have been stolen in violation of Section 2312, Title 18, United States Code (The National Motor Vehicle Theft Act). The defendant attacks the conviction on three grounds: (1) that prejudicial remarks of the prosecutor deprived him of a fair trial; (2) that handwriting specimens were improperly introduced in evidence, or in the alternative, that the jury was not properly advised as to the weight to be given the standard…

2Cases cited27 opinions

  1. Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Griffin v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  3. Griffin v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  4. United States v. Socony-Vacuum Oil Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1940
  5. United States v. TurleySupreme Court of the United States · 1957

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3Cited by45 opinions

  1. United States v. MartinoCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
  2. United States v. Oscar De J. Tobon-BuilesCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1983
  3. United States v. William Henry Forrest and Maxine ForrestCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
  4. United States v. Charles A. HarringtonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1973
  5. United States v. Travis Leon Wilson, Orrin Shaid, Jr., Louis Levin, Jerald Aaron White, Jasonn. Winthrop and David Levi WhiteCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974

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