Legal Opinion
United States v. Simeon Jessamy Coke
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided December 7, 1964No. 113, Docket 28722PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ANDERSON, Circuit Judge:
After four days of trial a jury found Simeon Jessamy Coke guilty, as charged, on all three counts of an indictment, alleging violations of the narcotics statutes, 21 U.S.C. § 173 and § 174. On each conviction he was sentenced to six years imprisonment, the sentences to be served concurrently. A prior trial before Judge MacMahon and a jury had ended in a mistrial because the jury was unable to agree on a verdict.
The appellant contends, among other things, that the court below erred in sustaining the Government’s objection to a question, directed by defense counsel to a…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Ruth Johnson Williams and Fred Cook, Jr. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1960
- United States v. BrandtCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1952
- United States v. Howard Ross and Paul GordonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1963
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3Cited by42 opinions
- Commonwealth v. CarterSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1967
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- Haskell Edward Johnson v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1966
- United States v. Joseph S. BukowskiCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1970
- United States v. Simeon Jessamy CokeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1968
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