Legal Opinion

United States v. Ralph Petrozziello

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided January 21, 1977No. 76-1111PublishedCited by 318 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

COFFIN, Chief Judge.

In early October, 1975, appellant was tried and convicted of conspiring to distribute heroin, of possessing heroin with intent to distribute it, and of carrying a firearm while committing these crimes. All three convictions grew out of a drug transaction that took place on February 13, 1975. On that day, federal agents arranged to purchase heroin from a drug dealer. The transaction was to take place at a Chinese restaurant later in the day. The agents drove the dealer to his “connection’s” house. A few minutes later, appellant and the dealer left the house in appellant’s…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Glasser v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
  2. Coolidge v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  3. United States v. NixonSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  4. Michigan v. MosleySupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  5. Lego v. TwomeySupreme Court of the United States · 1972

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3Cited by318 opinions

  1. United States v. SepulvedaCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1993
  2. In re Japanese Electronic Products Antitrust LitigationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1983
  3. United States v. Donald James and David Anthony Butler, United States of America v. Henry Smith and Kenneth Wayne WhitmoreCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
  4. United States v. Ruben Ortiz, A/K/A Ruben Ortiz De Jesus, United States of America v. Felix Nunez, A/K/A Felix Nunez MolinaCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1992
  5. United States v. Michael BellCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1978

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