Legal Opinion
Charles Woodrow Burns v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided January 24, 1956No. 15410PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GARDNER, Chief Judge.
Appellant was indicted, tried and convicted under the Federal Kidnapping Act, 18 U.S.C.A. § 1201. The indictment charged:
“That on or about the 24th day of June, 1952, the above named defendant, Charles Woodrow Burns, alias Woody, did knowingly transport in interstate commerce from Kansas City, Missouri, within the Western Division of the Western District of Missouri, into the State of Kansas, one Helen Marie Thresh er, a female, 13 years of age, who had theretofore been unlawfully inveigled, decoyed, abducted, kidnapped and carried away by the said Charles Woodrow Burns…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Crowe v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1949
- Howell v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1949
- United States v. ParkerCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1939
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3Cited by17 opinions
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- Lawrence Callanan v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1960
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