Legal Opinion
United States v. Paul Gary Ratner, A/K/A Richard M. Parlato, A/K/A Michael Lemoine
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 18, 1972No. 71-3510PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BELL, Circuit Judge:
Appellant was convicted for violating 18 U.S.C.A. § 485, 1 in that he possessed eleven counterfeit gold coins with intent to defraud. The coins, in the statutory language, were in “resemblance and similitude” of gold coins in the denomination of $1.00 coined in the mints of the United States in 1853. We reverse on a procedural error and reach those questions which are likely to arise on retrial.
The first assignment of error rests on the claim that the district court erred in denying a motion to suppress the gold coins as evidence. The contention is that they were seized…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Kotteakos v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Eddie Odom v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
- United States v. Eugene M. FikeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
- Robert Henry Landsdown v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1965
- Vaney Russell v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
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3Cited by15 opinions
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- United States v. Lawrence Register, Fred Hornsby and Daniel John CochranCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
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