Legal Opinion
United States v. Joseph John Yoppolo, United States of America v. William Edson Kelly
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided December 16, 1970No. 20397, 20398PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WEICK, Circuit Judge.
Appellants were convicted by a jury in the District Court of conspiracy to receive, conceal and possess 851 cases of Cutty Sark Scotch whiskey valued at $72,000, which had been stolen at Toledo, Ohio, while moving in foreign commerce from Glasgow, Scotland to Cincinnati, Ohio, and were convicted of the substantive offense of possession of the stolen whiskey. 18 U.S.C. §§ 371 and 659. They were sentenced to fifteen years’ imprisonment, and would become eligible for parole under 18 U.S.C. § 4208(a) (2) at such time as the Board of Parole may determine.
The principal ground…
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3Cited by20 opinions
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