Legal Opinion
James Tillman, Jr. v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 30, 1959No. 17394PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIVES, Circuit Judge.
The appellant, James Tillman, Jr., was tried on a two-count indictment for violation of Title 26 United States Code, §§ 4704(a) and 4705(a), that is, for unlawfully possessing 27 grains of heroin not in the original stamped package and for selling the same not pursuant to a written order on a form prescribed by the Secretary of Treasury. The appellant plead not guilty and the jury returned a verdict of guilty on the second count for illegally selling the narcotic. The trial court entered its judgment of conviction and sentenced appellant to imprisonment for five years.
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2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Jencks v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Goldman v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Thomas E. Blunt v. United States of America, Thomas E. Blunt v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1957
- Pauline Des Isles, Formerly Known as Pauline M. Dinsmore v. Harry Evans and I. Evans, D/B/A Sea Gull Pool & Cabana ClubCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1955
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3Cited by29 opinions
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- United States v. Zettie HaynesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1968
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