Legal Opinion
Pierce v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 4, 1944No. 10920PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McCORD, Circuit Judge.
An indictment in eleven counts was returned charging Joel Thomas Pierce with peonage. The jury returned a verdict of guilty on counts 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9, and not guilty on counts 3, 4, 10 and 11. Pierce was sentenced to pay a fine of $500 and to serve a term of eighteen months imprisonment on each count, the prison sentences to run consecutively.
The evidence shows that Pierce operated the Lone Star Club, a road house located approximately 20 miles from Savannah in Bryan County, Georgia. The club building was a two-story structure, with bed rooms upstairs, and dance…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Bailey v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1911
- Clyatt v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1905
- Taylor v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- United States v. GaskinSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Bernal v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1917
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