Legal Opinion
William Howard Cross, Sr. v. The State of Georgia
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 28, 1978No. 76-4379PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JONES, Circuit Judge:
The appellant, William Howard Cross, Sr., was indicted for bribery, convicted and given a five year sentence in the DeKalb County, Georgia Superior Court. His defense was entrapment. The conviction was affirmed by the Georgia Court of Appeals. 136 Ga.App. 400, 221 S.E.2d 615. The Supreme Court of Georgia denied certiorari.
A short time before the occurrence for which Cross was convicted he gave four fifty dollar bills to his codefendant, Harold Johnson, with an instruction to give the money to Police Sergeant Wendell McGla-mory of the DeKalb County Police Department as a…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- United States v. RussellSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Hampton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Cross v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1975
- Cross v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1973
- Cross v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
3Cited by4 opinions
- David R. Ruiz, United States of America, Intervenor-Appellee v. W. J. Estelle, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
- United States v. R. Gordon Reeves, Doylin C. Kile, and Charles J. KerlegonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1990
- United States v. BrownCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2008
- William Howard Cross, Sr. v. The State of GeorgiaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978