Legal Opinion
United States v. Wilford Burch
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided January 12, 1973No. 72-1415PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRATCHER, District Judge.
Defendant appeals from judgment of conviction upon trial without a jury of the offense of illegal possession of heroin, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 174. Three other counts dealing with importation and possession of cocaine and the purchase of heroin were dismissed for a variety of reasons, none of which are pertinent here.
The arrest and search of appellant climaxed several months of investigative work by agents of the Bureau of Narcotics. The federal agents first noticed appellant in the fall of 1969 when the Bureau processed a case against Burch and his son for…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Carroll v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
- Spinelli v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Brinegar v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Beck v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Draper v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
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3Cited by21 opinions
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- United States v. Darryl Gordon Hickman and Fred McArthur HeadCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1979
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