Legal Opinion

George Carrigan v. United States

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided January 3, 1969No. 7140PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Per curiam

This is an appeal from judgments of conviction following jury trial for two unlawful transfers of marijuana in violation of 26 U.S.C. § 4742(a). The defense was that of entrapment. We affirm.

The sufficiency of the evidence is challenged, as are numerous rulings at trial and the constitutionality of the mandatory minimum sentence required by 26 U.S.C. § 7237. We have carefully scrutinized the transcript and conclude that the conflicting evidence as to the extent to j^hich the government agent induced the two offenses presented a clear question of credibility for the jury. It could reasonably,…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. United States v. JacksonSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Lawrence R. Kadis v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1967
  3. Harry Sagansky v. United States of America, Morris Weinstein v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1966
  4. Calvin J. Taylor v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1968
  5. Louise A. Wright v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1964

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. United States v. Edwin Clay and Arthur John Sweeney, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1974
  2. United States v. GainesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2006
  3. United States v. Emil CrovediCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1972
  4. United States v. Delores RollinsCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1986
  5. People v. RossSupreme Court of Colorado · 1973

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