Legal Opinion
United States v. David Estel Owen
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 18, 1978No. 78-1273PublishedCited by 71 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GRANT, District Judge:
This appeal follows the denial of a motion to dismiss an indictment charging the distribution of cocaine. The dismissal was sought as a punitive measure against the government for alleged misconduct on the part of an agent of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). Defendant Owen was arrested in April 1977 for the sale of cocaine as the result of the cooperation of a DEA informant. On 28 April 1977 a grand jury returned a four-count indictment charging Owen in Counts I, II, and III, with distribution of cocaine. Count IV charged Owen with possession with intent to…
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