Legal Opinion
Acie Hamilton v. United States of America, Lucille Tate Waker v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 1, 1969No. 25467, 25468PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THORNBERRY, Circuit Judge:
Appellants Lucille Waker and Acie Hamilton, both residents of Etowah County, Alabama, were convicted by a jury of violating 26 U.S.C. § 5205(a) (2). More specifically, they were each convicted of selling eight one-gallon jugs of moonshine whiskey. The Government’s only witness was an agent for the Treasury Department named McGinnis. He testified that on March 29, 1967 he went to the home of Lucille Waker concealed in the trunk of an automobile driven by a man named White. Mr. White went to the house and purchased eight one-gallon jugs of moonshine from Mrs. Waker for…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Weiss v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1941
- Billy Joe Helton v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1955
- Mack Daniel and Ab Daniel v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1959
- Curtis Fallen, Irene Fallen and Hugh Dorsey Trice v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1955
- Elijah McClain and Margie Mae McClain v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1955
7 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by32 opinions
- United States v. John T. GoodwinCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- United States v. Clarence J. Quinn, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- United States v. Thomas ClemonsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1974
- United States v. Franklin D. Wilson and Gary Wayne BugbeeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- United States v. Mitchell Miller, Susan McDuffie Weeks, and John Henry McDuffieCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
27 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.