Legal Opinion
United States v. Jose Antonio Rivera
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 8, 1971No. 18071_1PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Per curiam
This is an appeal from a perjury conviction under 18 U.S.C. § 1621. A brief outline of the essential facts follows.
At a trial commenced April 2, 1969, charging Rivera with selling heroin in violation of 26 U.S.C. § 4704(a), the Government produced evidence showing that Rivera sold marijuana to government agent Cruz at 5:00 p. m. on August 14, 1967, and sold heroin to the same agent at 11:00 p. m. on August 21, 1967. Rivera took the stand in his own behalf and testified that he had not met Cruz at 11:00 p. m. on August 21, but rather they had met at 5:00 p. m. on that day and Cruz had…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- United States v. Harold ParkerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1957
- Young v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1954
- United States v. George Sam MaginCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1960
- United States v. Joseph NicolettiCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1963
- Charles P. La Placa v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1966
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3Cited by19 opinions
- United States v. Michael E. GaudinCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1994
- State v. DoughtySupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1979
- United States v. Robert F. DevittCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1974
- United States v. George Raymond DippCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1978
- Commonwealth v. WeitkampSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
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