Legal Opinion

Boyett v. United States

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided April 8, 1931No. 6098PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FOSTER, Circuit Judge.

Appellant was convicted of unlawful manufacture of intoxicating liquor and possessing liquor and apparatus designed for manufacture of same, and was sentenced to serve two years in the penitentiary. No other person was indicted with him. Not a single exception w.as reserved at the trial, but we are asked to notice plain error appearing on the record. Of course, we may do so, in a proper case, under the provisions of our rule 11 and under the provisions of 28 USCA § 391. It is but fair to say that appellant was not represented in the District Court by the same counsel who…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Garst v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1910
  2. Kesley v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1931
  3. Oppenheim v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1917

3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Fields v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1971
  2. Sydney Ginsberg v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1958
  3. United States v. Perry Joseph CheramieCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
  4. United States v. Flores AmayaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
  5. Taylor v. StateCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1973

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