Legal Opinion
United States v. Hugh C. Prince
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 25, 1974No. 73-2751PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIVES, Circuit Judge:
Prince appeals from his conviction, after a trial by jury, for importation of 30 pounds of marijuana in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 952. On appeal he claims four errors: (1) that the marijuana received in evidence without objection was obtained by an illegal search and seizure; (2) that his trial counsel was incompetent and neglectful; (3) that the district judge should have sua sponte directed a verdict of acquittal; (4) that he was denied due process by the prosecutor’s misconduct at trial, (a) in departing from his opening statement and (b) in impeaching a government…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Edward Morgan MacKenna v. O. B. Ellis, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1960
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3Cited by27 opinions
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