Legal Opinion
United States v. Bernard Harrigan
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided November 14, 1978No. 78-1137PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOWNES, Circuit Judge.
Defendant-appellant was convicted after a jury trial of illegal gambling under 18 U.S.C. §§ 2 and 1955. He assigns three errors by the district court as the basis of his appeal:
1. that the district court erroneously instructed the jury on the burden of proof;
2. that the district court erred in its comment on the evidence during the final instructions; and
3. that the district court’s failure to suppress evidence of a statement made by appellant at the time of his arrest was error.
I. Instructions on the Burden of Proof
The main issue in the case was the identification of…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Cupp v. NaughtenSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Fahy v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
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3Cited by26 opinions
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- Robert G. Lamb v. Marvin Jernigan, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
- United States v. Edwin Charles Fortes, Jr., United States of America v. Sandra Elaine JemisonCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1980
- United States v. Peter JodoinCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1982
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