Gilpin v. United States, 1969

File — Folder: 3

Identifier: Folder 3

Staff Only

No. 26,172; 415 F.2d 638 (1969) In conference the judges agreed to affirm per curiam. Judge Wisdom, however, came to feel that reversal was required, though he favored, still, affirmance. He circulated an opinion to reverse in which Judge Hughes concurred. The opinion was revised before the concurrence of Judge Godbold was obtained. Includes opinion first proposed by Judge Wisdom; TL of Judge Wisdom on the merits and his proposed opinion as opposed to the judges' conference agreement; TLS of Judge Hughes on the opinion proposed; TLS of Judge Godbold on the merits and the opinion; and, TL of Judge Wisdom on the redrafted opinion. Also includes TL of ( and draft) of Judge Wisdom and TLS of Judge Dyer on the merits and the opinion in Gilpin and on the opinion in United States v. Welsh, 417 F.2d 361 (1969).