Legal Opinion
Morris Johnson, Jr. v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided November 19, 1973No. 73-1197PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Per curiam
Appellant Morris Johnson was convicted of knowingly and intentionally distributing heroin. On appeal he challenges (1) the denial of his motion to discharge the jury panel or grant a continuance, (2) certain comments by the prosecutor referring to Johnson as a “pusher” and (3) an instruction stating that no inference of guilt could be drawn from Johnson’s “failure” to testify. We find no merit in any of Johnson’s claims and affirm the conviction.(1) The District Court conducted the basic voir dire questioning of the jury panel, but it gave counsel the opportunity to conduct further inquiry.…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Irvin v. DowdSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- United States v. Zettie HaynesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1968
- Cwach v. United States. Batsell v. United States. Moore v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1954
- United States v. Cyrus LewisCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1970
- Frank J. Fabian v. United States of America, Joseph E. Fabian v. United States of America, Robert P. Szalay v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1966
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3Cited by19 opinions
- United States v. Michael Maraj, United States of America v. Sterling FuentesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1991
- United States v. Amable Garcia, Miguel Cabrera, Jose Domingo, Carlos Reinoso, Jose Dominguez, A/K/A "Jose Domingo", Miguel Cabrera and Amable GarciaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1991
- Clarence McClendon v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1978
- United States v. Hilton Jerry KeltonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1975
- United States v. Evan Williams, United States of America v. Dennis SwansonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1973
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