Legal Opinion
United States v. Willie James, Jr.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 5, 1974No. 73-2763PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
INGRAHAM, Circuit Judge:
Willie James, Jr. was indicted in two counts for distributing and possessing with intent to distribute heroin in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). 1 The two counts arose from transactions between the appellant and a government informer, Sam Battles, on October 16 and October 27, 1972. A jury found James guilty under both counts, and we affirm those convictions.
Because Battles was dead at the time of trial, 2 the government’s case against James rested largely on the testimony of George J. Cazenavette, a special agent of the Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs.…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- United States v. Carlton E. Bryant, United States of America v. William E. TurnerCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1971
- United States v. James MillerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1969
- William Clayton Pierce v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- United States v. Theodore Roosevelt HarrisCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
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3Cited by32 opinions
- United States v. DeSimoneCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- United States v. Deloy C. RossCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- United States v. BarrentineCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- United States v. Robert Samuel ScruggsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- United States v. PaydenDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1985
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