Legal Opinion
James Castle v. United States
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided June 7, 1965No. 17894PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WRIGHT, Circuit Judge:
In this narcotics case, the primary issues raised concern appellant’s claim that, because of his narcotics addiction, he lacked the capacity to commit the offense, and that the trial court erred in failing to direct a judgment of acquittal.
The evidence against appellant was that eleven capsules of heroin were found, after a search with warrant, in a dresser drawer in appellant’s bedroom. By virtue of statutory presumptions arising from possession, appellant was convicted of purchasing drugs without a tax stamp, and of facilitating the concealment and sale of drugs…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Robinson v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Ernest McDonald v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1962
- Linder v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
- Gillars v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1950
- Alvin J. Brown v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1964
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3Cited by51 opinions
- United States v. Raymond MooreCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
- Dewitt Easter v. District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1966
- United States v. Curtis Ray MichelsonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1977
- Chrisp Heard, Jr. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1965
- Albert Watson, Jr. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1970
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