Legal Opinion
United States v. Howard Berd and Robert Lee Dismuke
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 11, 1981No. 79-5688PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEWIS R. MORGAN, Circuit Judge.
Appellants Howard Berd and Robert Lee Dismuke were jointly tried and convicted of possessing cocaine hydrochloride with intent to distribute it and of aiding and abetting each other in the commission of that offense, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) and 18 U.S.C. § 2. Prior to the trial appellants sought unsuccessfully to suppress the introduction of the cocaine on the ground that it had been obtained by Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agents in violation of appellants’ Fourth Amendment rights. The principal issue on appeal is whether the district…
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