Legal Opinion
United States v. Tony Darwin
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided April 16, 1985No. 82-5794PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GODBOLD, Chief Judge:
A principal issue in this appeal concerns Massiah. 1 While the defendant was in jail following his arrest on narcotics charges, the government obtained through a wired informant statements made by the defendant without the presence of his attorney, incriminating him on the narcotics charges and on obstruction of justice as well. The government obtained a second indictment on the obstruction of justice charge, consolidated the two indictments for trial and tried them together, introducing the post-arrest incriminating statements. The defendant was convicted on most of the…
2Cases cited30 opinions
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Hudson v. PalmerSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- United States v. AgursSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Massiah v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Hoffa v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
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3Cited by37 opinions
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- United States v. BealeCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1991
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