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UNITED STATES v. NELSON

Nos. 71-1155, 71-1156.

459 F.2d 884 (1972)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Oscar O. NELSON, Defendant-Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Willie WYNDER, a/k/a Willie Winder, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

April 21, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronald D. Krelstein, Memphis, Tenn. (Court Appointed), for appellant Nelson.

Thomas A. Buford, Memphis, Tenn. (Court Appointed), for appellant Wynder.

Larry E. Parrish, Memphis, Tenn., for appellee; Thomas F. Turley, Jr., U. S. Atty., Memphis, Tenn., on brief.

Before EDWARDS, McCREE and MILLER, Circuit Judges.

EDWARDS, Circuit Judge.

The concept that a man's home is his castle is an ancient one. It has had a profound effect upon our legal history. Its application to the innocent and the guilty, the rich and the poor is no figment of the imagination of modern-day judges.

"The poorest man may in his cottage bid defiance to all the force of the Crown. It may be frail; its roof may shake; the wind may blow through it; the storms may enter, the rain may enter,—...

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