WOOD v. UNITED STATES

No. 17620.

342 F.2d 708 (1965)

Lawrence Harold WOOD, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Eighth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied April 9, 1965.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Phillip S. Brown, of Tucker, Murphy, Wilson, Lane & Kelly, Kansas City, Mo., made argument for appellant.

Bruce C. Houdek, Asst. U. S. Atty., Kansas City, Mo., made argument for appellee, F. Russell Millin, U. S. Atty. and Joseph P. Teasdale, Asst. U. S. Atty., Kansas City, Mo., on the brief.

Before MATTHES, BLACKMUN and RIDGE, Circuit Judges.


RIDGE, Circuit Judge.

Appellant was found guilty by jury verdict under an indictment which singularly charged him with unlawfully "entering a railroad car * * * containing an interstate shipment of freight, * * having the intent to commit a larceny therein" in violation of § 2117, Title 18 U.S.C.A., and was sentenced to six (6) years' imprisonment therefor. He was granted leave to perfect appeal therefrom in forma pauperis by his sentencing Court. He seeks...

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