Legal Opinion
Arturo Duran Morales v. United States of America, Jesus Ortiz Villasenor v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 8, 1967No. 23790_1PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THORNBERRY, Circuit Judge:
Appellants Morales and Villasenor were each convicted on all counts of a three-count indictment, charging respectively the smuggling, willful transportation and concealment, and failure to pay the transfer tax on thirteen pounds of marihuana, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 176a and 26 U.S.C. § 4744(a) (2). A third defendant, one Gonzaba, pled guilty to the tax count and testified for the government at the trial of Morales and Villasenor.
Appellants, by this appeal, complain that certain evidence, instrumental to their conviction, was obtained by means of an illegal…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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3Cited by51 opinions
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