Legal Opinion
Joe Vasquez and Joe Garcia Verduzco v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 15, 1961No. 17032_1PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAMLEY, Circuit Judge.
Joe Vasquez and Joe Garcia Verduzco were jointly tried and convicted under a one-count indictment charging the sale and facilitation of the sale and transportation of nine grains of heroin in violation of 21 U.S.C.A. § 174. Appealing to this court, they argue that the trial court erred in denying their motion for acquittal and in failing to give a requested instruction.
The evidence shows that William Wong, an agent of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics, approached one Nanette Brugh and asked her to obtain some narcotics for him. He gave her for this purpose four hundred…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- United States v. SawyerCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1954
- United States v. James William PrinceCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1959
- Mildred Juanita Adams v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1955
- Joe Bruno v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1958
- Miguel A. Torres Martinez v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1955
3Cited by22 opinions
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- Joseph E. Lewis v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1964
- John J. Vaccaro v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
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