John Robert Tucker was found guilty by a jury of knowingly transporting a security valued over $5,000 across state lines in violation of federal law. Tucker appealed the conviction and sentence from the District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. The appeals court found the evidence sufficient to support the jury's guilty verdict and saw no legal errors in the trial. Therefore, the appeals court affirmed the district court's judgment of conviction and sentence against Tucker.
John Robert Tucker was found guilty by a jury of knowingly transporting a security valued over $5,000 across state lines in violation of federal law. Tucker appealed the conviction and sentence from the District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. The appeals court found the evidence sufficient to support the jury's guilty verdict and saw no legal errors in the trial. Therefore, the appeals court affirmed the district court's judgment of conviction and sentence against Tucker.
John Robert Tucker was found guilty by a jury of knowingly transporting a security valued over $5,000 across state lines in violation of federal law. Tucker appealed the conviction and sentence from the District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. The appeals court found the evidence sufficient to support the jury's guilty verdict and saw no legal errors in the trial. Therefore, the appeals court affirmed the district court's judgment of conviction and sentence against Tucker.
Lewis Hall Griffith, McLean, Va. (Court-appointed counsel) on brief for
appellant. Brian P. Gettings, U. S. Atty., and Alfred D. Swersky, Asst. U. S. Atty., on brief for appellee. Before BRYAN, CRAVEN and BUTZNER, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM:
A jury found John Robert Tucker guilty of knowingly transporting in interstate
commerce on or about September 5, 1967 from Virginia to Maryland a security valued in excess of $5,000 in violation of 18 U.S.C. 2314. He now appeals the judgment of conviction and sentence passed, March 19, 1969, on the verdict by the District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. With the evidence abundant to warrant the jury's finding and no error of trial apparent, the judgment of the trial court will not be disturbed.
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