Legal Opinion
United States v. Louis San Martin
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 26, 1975No. 74-2601PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SIMPSON, Circuit Judge:
The controlling question raised by this appeal is the sufficiency of the evidence to support a conviction for obstruction of a federal criminal investigation in violation of Title 18, U.S.C., § 1510. 1 We find the challenge to be meritorious and reverse.
Appellant Louis San Martin was indicted and tried with Fernando Vergara for attempting to rob a federally insured bank and for assaulting a bank employee in the course of that attempt, in violation of Title 18, U.S.C., § 2113(a) and (d). 2 San Martin was also indicted for obstruction of a criminal investigation into the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Glasser v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- United States v. Louis San MartinCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Germaine M. Haili v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1958
- United States v. Charles D. CameronCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
- United States v. Martin Kozak, in 19115, and John Shopa. Appeal of John Shopa, in No. 19116Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1971
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3Cited by20 opinions
- Augustus John Camelio v. American Federation, Etc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1998
- United States v. ZemekCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1980
- United States v. LeisureCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1988
- United States v. Robert C. ThetfordCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
- United States v. GrandeCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1980
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