Legal Opinion
Leonard Beasley v. United States
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided April 11, 1955No. 12007_1PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FAHY, Circuit Judge.
Upon sufficient evidence appellant was convicted in the District Court, with others who have not appealed, of the illegal sale, purchase and concealment of heroin, a narcotic, in violation of the Harrison Narcotics Act 1 and the Narcotic Drugs Import and Export Act. 2 Several grounds for reversal are asserted.
In the presence of the panel but before the jury was drawn and sworn on voir dire the court inquired of the Assistant United States Attorney in charge of the prosecution which of the several cases pending he desired to try. When the jurors had been sworn and the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Alford v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
- Campbell v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1949
- Collazo v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1952
- Christoffel v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1952
- Graziano v. Criminal Court of Cook CountySupreme Court of the United States · 1953
3Cited by27 opinions
- Timothy Leary v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
- United States v. Saul SemensohnCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1970
- Miguel Moran Ramirez v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1961
- People v. PattersonSupreme Court of Colorado · 1975
- United States v. BentvenaDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1960
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