Legal Opinion
Fred Sykes v. United States of America, Thomas Ruffin v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided January 17, 1963No. 16997_1PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MATTHES, Circuit Judge.
Count One of an information filed by the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri charged that on April 26, 1961, Thomas Ruffin did unlawfully carry a quantity of heroin from Chicago, Illinois, to St. Louis, Missouri, in violation of 26 U.S.C. § 4724(b); and Count Two of the information charged that on the same day Ruffin and Fred Sykes unlawfully concealed heroin in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 174. Tried before a jury, they were found guilty as charged. Ruffin was sentenced to imprisonment for a term of ten years on Count One and a term of thirteen…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Dumbra v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
- Henry Rodella v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1960
- United States v. Rene RamirezCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1960
- Loyal S. Ledet v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1962
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3Cited by22 opinions
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- State v. MarianoSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1964
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- United States of America, and v. Joe Glennis Wheeler, AndCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1971
- Lawrence Harold Wood v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1966
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