Legal Opinion
United States v. William Lawrence Lentz and Raymond Clinton Hullum, Jr.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 25, 1980No. 79-5418PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GEE, Circuit Judge:
In this somewhat bizarre case, a former sheriff of Burnet County, Texas, R. C. Hul-lum, one of his former deputies, Charles Johnston, 1 and a civilian who had cooperated with law enforcement officers in the past, William Lentz, were indicted for illegal wiretapping. 2 The trial court granted motions for acquittal on count four, but Lentz and Hullum were convicted by a jury of the remaining three counts of the indictment. The government elected to proceed to sentencing on the conspiracy conviction and only one substantive offense as to each defendant. Hullum was sentenced to…
2Cases cited31 opinions
- Glasser v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Sandstrom v. MontanaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Rochin v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
- United States v. RussellSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Sorrells v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
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3Cited by30 opinions
- United States of America, in No. 81-1020 v. Jannotti, Harry P. United States of America, in No. 81-1021 v. Schwartz, George XCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1982
- United States v. Paul C. Porter, United States v. Walter G. Baker, United States v. Frederick L. Hearn, United States v. Larry ReservitzCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1985
- United States v. Clyde Alvin Williford, Sr., Clyde Alvin Williford, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985
- United States v. Tom Welch, Charles Cashell, William L. Satterwhite and James M. CochranCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- United States v. WalkerCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1983
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