Legal Opinion
United States v. Ricks
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided October 10, 1985No. Nos. 83-5060(L), 83-5061 through 83-5066 and 83-5081PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARRISON L. WINTER, Chief Judge:
Eight defendants convicted by a jury of a variety of narcotic offenses appeal assigning divers reasons why the judgments of their convictions should be set aside. We perceive as a basic error in their trials the effective denial of their statutory right to peremptory challenges in the selection of the jury. This error is sufficient to require reversals and a new trial. We decide the case solely on this ground, although we comment on defendants’ other contentions which relate to issues that are bound to arise on retrial.
*458I.
Defendants Ricks, Carter, Moffatt,…
2Cases cited55 opinions
- Swain v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Garrett v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Lewis v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- Jeffers v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- United States v. PhillipsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
50 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by40 opinions
- United States v. Alfred Lee ApodacaCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1988
- United States v. RicksCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1989
- United States v. Dalmiro Eduardo Campuzano and John Jario RiosCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1990
- United States v. Trina Devay Harper, United States of America v. Aziz SharrieffCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1994
- United States v. MeredithCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1987
35 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.