Legal Opinion
United States v. Patricia Lynn Opager
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 2, 1980No. 79-1983PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GEWIN, Circuit Judge:
Defendant Opager was convicted of possession with intent to distribute 451.6 grams of cocaine in October 1977 and sentenced to 54 months imprisonment followed by a special parole term of three years. Her conviction was reversed by this court by opinion dated February 14, 1979. United States v. Opager, 589 F.2d 799 (5th Cir. 1979). 1 The reversal was founded in part on the government’s failure to obey a district court order to disclose the whereabouts of its confidential informant. 2 The prosecutor immediately scheduled the case for retrial. Appellant subsequently moved to…
2Cases cited26 opinions
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3Cited by30 opinions
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