UNITED STATES v. KNIGHT

No. 76-1059.

535 F.2d 1059 (1976)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Richard Lee KNIGHT, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided May 25, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Allan Goodloe, Jr., Clayton, Mo., for appellant; Shaw, Howlett & Schwartz, Clayton, Mo., on brief.

Frank A. Bussmann, Asst. U. S. Atty., St. Louis, Mo., for appellee; Donald J. Stohr, U. S. Atty. (Barry A. Short, U. S. Atty., effective May 15, 1976), St. Louis, Mo., on brief.

Before VAN OOSTERHOUT, Senior Circuit Judge, and LAY and WEBSTER, Circuit Judges.


LAY, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction for possession of goods stolen from an interstate shipment in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 659. Defendant's basic contention is that the district court erred in admitting evidence of another similar crime. We reverse and remand for a new trial.

At the time of his arrest, defendant Richard Lee Knight was 29 years old, married, and had no prior convictions. He made his living in the taxicab business and...

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