Legal Opinion
James W. Lewis v. United States of America, James G. Burley v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided March 5, 1960No. 6212, 6243PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEWIS, Circuit Judge.
These cases, now consolidated, reach this court for the second time from the District of Colorado. Earlier convictions of defendants Burley and Lewis for trafficking in narcotics in violation of 21 U.S.C.A. § 174 were set aside because of fatally defective indictments. 263 F.2d 912; 263 F.2d 959. Defendants were re-indicted for the same offense and, after a joint jury trial with one Jones, who does not appeal, were again found to be guilty of the offense charged. Complaint is now made of procedural circumstances which preceded a ruling of the trial court allowing the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Sherman v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Marshall v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Masciale v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Howard R. Marshall v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1958
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3Cited by9 opinions
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