WILBURN v. UNITED STATES

No. 18730.

290 F.2d 218 (1961)

S. J. WILBURN, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

May 9, 1961.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ben G. Levy, Houston, Tex., for appellant.

Wm. B. Butler, U. S. Atty., Monroe Northrop, Asst. U. S. Atty., Randolph F. Wheless, Jr., Asst. U. S. Atty., Houston, Tex., for appellee.

Before TUTTLE, Chief Judge, and HUTCHESON and BROWN, Circuit Judges.


HUTCHESON, Circuit Judge.

Appellant was convicted on two counts of a four count indictment which charges him with illegal possession of different items of stolen mail matter, knowing the same to have been stolen, in violation of Title 18 U.S.C.A. § 1708.

On the trial of the case, defendant's main line of attack was that the government's prime witness, Martin, was himself a self confessed accomplice in the crime with which the defendant was charged and...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases