UNITED STATES v. McCOY

No. 72-1646.

478 F.2d 176 (1973)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Richard Floyd McCOY, Jr., Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

Decided May 7, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James M. Dunn, Asst. U. S. Atty. (C. Nelson Day, U. S. Atty., on the brief), for plaintiff-appellee.

David K. Winder, Salt Lake City, Utah, for defendant-appellant.

Before SETH, McWILLIAMS and BARRETT, Circuit Judges.


McWILLIAMS, Circuit Judge.

Richard Floyd McCoy, Jr., was convicted by a jury of aircraft piracy under 49 U.S.C. § 1472(i)(1) and he now appeals his sentence of forty-five years. The only point raised on appeal concerns the validity of a search warrant which purported to authorize a search of McCoy's home. In view of the narrow issue presented to us for review, background facts need not be developed in detail.

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