Legal Opinion
Veto Giordenello v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 17, 1957No. 16065PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TUTTLE, Circuit Judge.
This appeal from the conviction of appellant of the offense of unlawfully purchasing five ounces of heroin, in violation of Section 4704, I.R.C.1954, 26 U.S.C.A.,1 presents the single question whether the trial court erred in admitting in evidence the heroin which was found on his person when he was arrested. The answer to this question in turn hinges on the legality of Giordenello’s arrest.
On January 26, 1956, William T. Finley, an enforcement agent for the Bureau of Narcotics, obtained from the United States Commissioner in Houston, Texas, a warrant for the arrest of…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- United States v. WalkerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1952
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Giordenello v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Benjamin Indiviglio, Rose Diaz, Veto Giordenello, Anthony Phillip Kolm and Daniel William Mitchell v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1957
- John Henry Self v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1957
- United States v. Warren Dean DrakeCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1981
- Frances La Porta v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1959
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