Legal Opinion
United States v. Angel Prieto-Olivas
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 3, 1969No. 27422_1PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARSWELL, Circuit Judge:
Appellant, Angel Prieto-Olivas, a resident and citizen of Mexico, was indicted in June, 1964, for importing and transporting after importation, 12% grams of heroin. Appellant’s only de fense was entrapment. After a trial in January 1969 the jury to which the issue of entrapment was submitted found appellant guilty on both counts of the indictment. Appellant was sentenced to concurrent sentences of five years. We affirm. 1
The appellant raises two specifications of error: (1) the district court erred in not ruling that appellant was entrapped as a matter of law; (2) it…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Patricia Lebouef Murphy, as Administratrix of the Estate of Edward Fontenot, Deceased, Etc. v. Houma Well Service, and Eva C. Fontenot, IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- James Leo Huth v. Southern Pacific CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- United States v. ShermanCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1952
- Jacob Jennings v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- Lima Lynn Kivette and Dow Kivette v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1956
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3Cited by15 opinions
- United States v. David BuenoCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- State v. OlkonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1980
- United States v. Richard D. Barnett Virgil R. DrakeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1999
- United States v. James Maddox and Bradford G. KnowlesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- United States v. Ava Pittman and Paula Wynn, Also Known as Paula M. LynnCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1971
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