Legal Opinion
United States v. John R. James, Jr.
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided April 7, 1977No. 76-1432PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SPOTTSWOOD W. ROBINSON, III, Circuit Judge:
John R. James Jr., challenges several evi-dentiary rulings in the wake of which he was convicted of possessing a controlled substance with intent to distribute. 1 His effort to exclude heroin seized from his jacket strikes us as misplaced, 2 but we agree that the lurid circumstances of his arrest were improperly placed before the jury. 3 Since we cannot characterize this error as harmless, we reverse the conviction and remand the ease for a new trial.
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Application of the law to this case must needs rest on the ramiform and occasionally conflicting…
2Cases cited53 opinions
- Kotteakos v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Simmons v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- United States v. RobinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Warden, Maryland Penitentiary v. HaydenSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Bumper v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
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3Cited by52 opinions
- Charles Carter v. District of Columbia, Maurice Turner, Chief, Metropolitan Police Department Charles Carter v. District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1986
- United States v. Ronald J. Perholtz, United States of America v. Franklin W. Jackson, United States of America v. Gregory W. FletcherCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1988
- United States v. Gregory O. DanielsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1985
- United States v. Roosevelt v. FoskeyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1980
- United States v. Lawrence T. Day. United States of America v. Eric J. SheffeyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1979
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