Legal Opinion
George A. Christensen v. United States
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided September 24, 1958No. 14377PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BURGER, Circuit Judge.
Appellant was convicted of housebreaking, larceny and unlawful possession of dangerous drugs.1 Unidentified informants described and identified appellant to police and told where he could be found selling the stolen drugs. Upon going to the place fixed by the “tip”, a police plainelothesman found appellant going from place to place engaging persons in whispered conversation. Shortly thereafter appellant was seen to carry a small brown paper bag through the restaurant, and set it down while he put on his coat. This bag had been observed by the officer near appellant’s…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Rhinelda M. Bell v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1958
- Ellison v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1953
- Eugene Smith v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1958
- Warren F. Williams v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1956
- Boehm v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1921
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3Cited by25 opinions
- William Spinelli v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1967
- Harry Carl Schoeneman v. United States of America, Garlan Euel Markham, Jr. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1963
- Donald Lee Hale v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- E. Nadine Rodgers v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1959
- Artis S. Washington v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1959
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