Legal Opinion
United States v. Walter Wesley Johnson
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided May 18, 1978No. 78-1124PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRIGHT, Circuit Judge.
This case presents the question of whether taking money through trickery from a teller at a banking institution is “stealing” or “purloining” money, and as such, a federal crime under 18 U.S.C. § 2113(b) (1976). We hold that it is, and affirm the conviction of Walter Wesley Johnson.
According to the testimony introduced by the prosecution at trial, which the parties have reduced to a statement of stipulated facts, Mr. Johnson entered Pulaski Federal Savings and Loan in North Little Rock, Arkansas, on October 18, 1977. After entering the bank, Mr. Johnson approached the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Edward S. Lemasters, Sr. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1967
- United States v. Stanley M. FistelCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1972
- R. B. Boone v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1956
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