Legal Opinion
Butler v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided September 15, 1951No. 6221_1PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
"DOBIE, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from a criminal conviction in the United States District Court for the District of Maryland. Appellant, hereinafter called defendant, was convicted of the sale of narcotics in violation of the Harrison Narcotic Act, 26 U.S.C.A.. §§ 2550 et seq., 3220 et seq., and the Marihuana Tax Act, 50 Stat. 551.
Sometime in January, 1950, at the request of the Provost Marshal at Andrews Field, a large air force base in Maryland, federal narcotic agents, Newkirk and Pappas, undertook an undercover investigation of alleged drug traffic at that base. During the course…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Sorrells v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- United States v. DennisCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1950
- United States v. BeckerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1933
- Bell v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1951
- Bihn v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
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3Cited by22 opinions
- United States v. Joseph A. Chase, United States of America v. Robert H. Parrish, United States of America v. Wyatt J. Roy, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1967
- Bryant v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1991
- Frederick Z. Goosman, to His Own Use and to the Use of Royal Indemnity Company, a Body Corporate v. A. Duie Pyle, Inc., a Body CorporateCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1963
- Clarke v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1965
- United States v. RedfieldDistrict Court, D. Nevada · 1961
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