Legal Opinion
United States v. Charles Hogan, United States of America v. Michael Devonzal Williams
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided October 16, 1973No. 73-1350, 73-1503PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Per curiam
In each of these cases, charging distribution of heroin in violation of 21 U. S.C. § 841(a)(1) (1970), the government offered proof that the defendant had previously trafficked in the drug. This evidence included not only the details of the earlier transactions, but also expert testimony that the heroin had been identified by laboratory analysis. The heroin seized on previous occasions was exhibited, and witnesses testified that its appearance and packaging resembled the drug involved in the transactions for which the defendants were on trial.
In United States v. Samuel, 431 F.2d 610, 612 (4th…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- United States v. Robert L. SamuelCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1970
- United States v. Burl A. Sawyers, Vincent J. Johnkoski, Bonn Brown, Alfred W. SchroathCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1970
- United States v. Elizabeth MartinezCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1971
- Orton v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1955
- United States v. Donald DavisCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1973
3Cited by8 opinions
- United States v. Michael D. WilliamsCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1982
- United States v. WestCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1989
- Donahue v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1983
- United States v. Antonio Luis BurgosCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1995
- United States v. Ersel StollingsCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1974
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