Legal Opinion
United States v. Sam Alta Dryden, and Ray Buelew Hutcheson
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 8, 1970No. 27169PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GEWIN, Circuit Judge:
Sam A. Dryden and Ray B. Hutcheson appeal from a conviction by a jury in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama for conspiracy to violate revenue laws dealing with distilled spirits. They contend that the lower court erred in (1) overruling appellants’ motion to dismiss the indictment, (2) overruling Hutcheson’s motion for severance, (3) overruling appellants’ motion to suppress the testimony of Robert Herrin, a government witness, (4) permitting the jury to consider Hutcheson’s prior convictions in determining his intent and guilty knowledge,…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Kotteakos v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Berger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
- Clifton Gregory v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1966
- James W. Harlow, Charles E. Wilson and Thomas F. Addy v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1962
- Jerome Byrnes v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1964
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3Cited by43 opinions
- United States v. John L. MorrowCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- United States v. Lonnie M. Brown, Robert L. Newsome, James B. Finney, Julian E. Seymour, Jr., and Benjamin Clyde Cranford, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- People v. SimonCalifornia Supreme Court · 2001
- State v. ZehOhio Supreme Court · 1987
- United States v. Bennie Ray Winship, A/K/A Nip, and Jerry BiceCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
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