Legal Opinion

United States v. Karen L. Hinkle

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided January 13, 1981No. 80-1452PublishedCited by 56 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FAIRCHILD, Chief Judge.

Appellant was charged in a multi-count indictment for various drug offenses, and the jury found her guilty on all but one count. 1 She was given concurrent sentences under the Youth Corrections Act, 18 U.S.C. § 5010(b). On appeal, she alleges that six counts of her indictment were fatally defective because they failed to allege a specific felony. She also argues that the district court judge should have granted her motion for acquittal because the government failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that she was not entrapped. We agree with the appellant that six counts…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Glasser v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
  2. Hamling v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  3. Russell v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
  4. Hampton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  5. United States v. Michael A. WolffsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979

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3Cited by56 opinions

  1. United States v. Rigoberto Moya-Gomez Celestino Orlando Estevez Amado Raphael Leon Adalberto Herrera and Menelao Orlando EstevezCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
  2. United States v. BriscoeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1990
  3. United States v. AdamsCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1985
  4. United States v. Irving L. NapueCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
  5. United States v. Charles J. Spears, Also Known as "Blackie," and Donald Meeks, United States of America v. Kim CurranCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992

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