Legal Opinion
Arthur R. Shepherd v. United States of America, William Miller v. United States of America, Bessie Byrd v. United States
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided May 13, 1957No. 12843_1PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DANAHER, Circuit Judge.
A first count charged Shepherd, Bessie Byrd and William Miller with conspiracy to violate the narcotics laws, and all were convicted. Shepherd also was charged with the purchase and distribution of 100 capsules of heroin and with facilitating the concealment and sale of the same. The jury found him guilty on all three counts, and he appeals, his argument suggesting that evidence of conspiracy was insufficient, that he was entrapped, and that officers lacked probable cause to stop a taxicab in which he was riding, to arrest him and incidentally to the arrest, to recover…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- United States v. RabinowitzSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
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3Cited by14 opinions
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