Legal Opinion
United States v. McLaurin
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 15, 1977No. Nos. 75-3364, 75-3387PublishedCited by 75 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TJOFLAT, Circuit Judge:
This appeal comes to us following a five-week trial in Tampa, Florida, during the summer of 1975. When the dust had settled, fifteen defendants found themselves convicted of various federal offenses as a result of their participation in an apparently lucrative commercial enterprise specializing in prostitution.1 From this conviction, *1067fourteen of the defendants have appealed, alleging various substantive and procedural defects in their convictions. We affirm.
I. THE FACTS
Before considering the various assignments of error raised by the appellants, we should make a…
2Cases cited27 opinions
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- Swain v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Iannelli v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Schaffer v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- John P. Tillman, Robert Barber Moore, Johnny C. Wilson, Larry Fox, Donald P. Stone and Michael W. Simmons v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
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3Cited by75 opinions
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- United States v. BledsoeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1982
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