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Blankenship v. United States

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Feb 13, 1964
328 F.2d 19 (5th Cir. 1964)

Summary

upholding the § 1071 conviction of a defendant who "concealed and harbored his brother, knowing that he was a fugitive and that a felony warrant had been issued for his arrest"

Summary of this case from United States v. Annamalai

Opinion

No. 20590.

February 13, 1964.

Joseph Malone Joiner, Sherman, Tex., for appellant.

Leighton Cornett, Asst. U.S. Atty., Wm. Wayne Justice, U.S. Atty., Tyler, Tex., for appellee.

Before HUTCHESON, BROWN, and BREITENSTEIN, Circuit Judges.

Of the Tenth Circuit, sitting by designation.


This is an appeal from a conviction and judgment under an indictment charging that the defendant had harbored and concealed one Richard Lee Blankenship, his brother, the said defendant knowing that a felony warrant had been issued for the arrest of the said Richard Lee Blankenship.

The appellant attacks the judgment as without support in the evidence in two particulars, (1) that there is no evidence supporting the charge that the defendant had harbored and concealed his brother, and (2) that, if there was evidence sufficient to convict him for concealing and harboring, there was no evidence showing that his brother was wanted on a felony warrant.

In addition to these points of error, appellant insists that the prosecutor in his closing argument committed reversible error in referring to the defendant as a criminal.

These points are, we think, completely without merit. There was ample evidence to establish that a felony warrant was issued for his brother's arrest and that the defendant concealed and harbored his brother, knowing that he was a fugitive and that a felony warrant had been issued for his arrest. The attack upon the prosecutor's argument as substantial error is without basis, is indeed frivolous.

The judgment should be, and it is, affirmed.


Summaries of

Blankenship v. United States

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Feb 13, 1964
328 F.2d 19 (5th Cir. 1964)

upholding the § 1071 conviction of a defendant who "concealed and harbored his brother, knowing that he was a fugitive and that a felony warrant had been issued for his arrest"

Summary of this case from United States v. Annamalai
Case details for

Blankenship v. United States

Case Details

Full title:Elvis Ray BLANKENSHIP, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit

Date published: Feb 13, 1964

Citations

328 F.2d 19 (5th Cir. 1964)

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