Legal Opinion
United States v. James W. Ricks
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 19, 1981No. 79-5728PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES C. HILL, Circuit Judge:
James Ricks appeals a jury conviction for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute approximately 1,000 pounds of marijuana. 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and 846. He raises the following arguments:
1. The trial court violated Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 32 in ruling that a presentence investigation report was unnecessary.
2. The trial court erred in relying on previous trial testimony from a separate defendant’s trial in making its determination that the extra-jury hearing said to be mandated by United States v. James, 590 F.2d 575 (5th Cir. 1979) (en banc),…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Bifulco v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- 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
- United States v. Robert J. L'hoste, R. J. L'Hoste & Company, Inc., Clarence Eugene Rogers and Marvin Cochran, in Re United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- United States v. Michael ApolloCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- United States v. Natividad Ocanas, Santiago Casiano, Jr., Ramiro Gonzalez Alvarado, Rogelio Jose De La Garza and Amadeo Uresti GarzaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
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3Cited by35 opinions
- United States v. Howard Kenneth Bulman, Jr., L. C. Jones, A/K/A "L. C. Smith", Alex Howard, Jr., Robert Eugene RowCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
- United States v. WilliamsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2001
- United States v. Samuel B. Hewitt and Bobby Gene ChesserCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1981
- United States v. WalkerCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1983
- United States v. Hoyle Lamont Peacock, Vera Lee Peacock and Harvey Coleman PeacockCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
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