· 2/22/1977
United States v. Harry U. Scruggs, Sr., and Harry U. Scruggs, Jr.
Citations
- 549 F.2d 1097
- 1977 U.S. App. LEXIS 14639
How courts have described this case
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- holding that “that the offense of possession of stolen goods is distinct from the offense of receiving stolen goods” because the “statute defines these offenses in the disjunctive and, therefore, clearly reflects the congressional intent that there were to be distinct crimes”
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Judges: Phillips, Weick, Peck
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