Legal Opinion
United States v. Arias-Diaz
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 18, 1974No. 73-2463PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WISDOM, Circuit Judge:
About 5 a. m., January 10, 1973, United States customs agents stopped four cars traveling together near the Lees-burg Airport, Florida. The agents arrested six persons caught redhanded with a total of 1947 pounds of marijuana. The defendants-appellants, Arias, Hondares, Pino, Zarzabal, Curbelo, and Quinones,1 were indicted, each on three charges of violating the marijuana laws: conspiring to import and distribute marijuana; knowingly and intentionally importing marijuana; and knowingly and intentionally possessing marijuana with the intent to distribute it. See 21 U.S.C.…
2Cases cited32 opinions
- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Kotteakos v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- California v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- United States v. RussellSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Dutton v. EvansSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
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3Cited by37 opinions
- United States v. Thomas A. Warren, John L. Warren, Jr., Des. E. Schick and David DefinaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- United States v. Cecil Dwayne Evans, Arnold Gene Tate, and Charles Edward Gent, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- United States v. Robert Morris Postal, Salem L. Forsythe, and George A. ChittyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- United States v. Wilson Tony Harrell, James Hawkins, Anthony Scire, Karl Heinz HarigCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1984
- United States v. Edward Rodriguez, A/K/A Rick, Thomas J. Albernaz, Peter Smigowski, and William John MartinsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
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