Legal Opinion
United States v. Webster
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided January 15, 1981No. Nos. 79-5204 and 79-5240 to 79-5246PublishedCited by 93 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MURNAGHAN, Circuit Judge:
Appellants seek to overturn their convictions on a wide variety of charges related to a conspiracy to distribute illegal drugs. Of the many issues raised on appeal, the only ones requiring substantial discussion concern (a) the legality of certain wiretaps, (b) the constitutionality of part of 21 U.S.C. § 848, the so-called “Kingpin” statute, (c) the proper construction of 18 U.S.C. § 1962(c) (part of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (“RICO”) statute), (d) the propriety of the district court’s refusal to admit polygraph evidence in a related nonjury…
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