SMITH

v.

DODSON, SUPERINTENDENT OF UNIT #11, ET AL.

Citator

Cited By

• United States v. Castillo, 615 F.2d 878 (9th Cir. 1980)
  …conveyance element of 18 U.S.C. § 1792 is not substantial. The conveyance of an instrumentality only a few feet across a single room is sufficient to support a conviction. See, e. g., United States v. Tanner, 571 F. 2d 334 (5th Cir.), cert. denied, 439 U.S. 845, 99 S.Ct. 142, 58 L.Ed.2d 145 (1978). Proof of possession alone may suffice where the circumstances of possession permit the inference of an earlier conveying of the instrumentality from one place to another. United States v. Hudges, 458 F. 2d 188 (…
• Charles "Red" Warden v. Wyrick, 770 F.2d 112 (8th Cir. 1985)
  …ntiary issues do not support a petition under § 2254 unless the introduction of such evidence violates a specific federal constitutional provision,” Freeman v. Mabry, 570 F. 2d 813, 814 n. 2 (8th Cir.) (per curiam) (citations omitted), cert. denied, 439 U.S. 845, 99 S.Ct. 142, 58 L.Ed.2d 146 (1978), and the error is “of such magnitude as to deny fundamental fairness to the criminal trial.” Heads v. Beto, 468 F. 2d 240 (5th Cir.1972), cert. denied, 410 U.S. 969, 93 S.Ct. 1454, 35 L.Ed.2d 704 (1973). In ord…
• United States v. Kirkland, 637 F.2d 654 (9th Cir. 1980)
  …n .... ” United States v. Swindler, supra, at 169. The Tenth Circuit cases have been followed by other circuits, United States v. LaBare, supra, and United States v. Tanner, 571 F. 2d 334 (5th Cir.), cert. denied sub nom. Cleveland v. United States, 439 U.S. 845, 99 S.Ct. 142, 58 L.Ed.2d 145 (1978). Applying the principles laid down in those cases to this situation, we must conclude that the court’s instruction equating “convey” with “move” was improper. If the jury believed Brown’s testimony that he merel…