Legal Opinion
United States v. Joseph W. Pitt
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided August 29, 1967No. 10994_1PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SOBELOFF, Circuit Judge:
In a two-count indictment, the appellant, Joseph W. Pitt, was charged with the transportation and concealment of narcotics. A jury convicted him on both counts, and the court sentenced him to ten years on each, the sentences to run concurrently. Before trial, the court held a hearing on the defendant’s motion to suppress the evidence seized in a search of the person incident to his arrest. This motion was denied, as well as a request for disclosure of the informant’s identity, The motions were renewed without success at the trial.
The facts appear to be undisputed.…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Jones v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Beck v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- United States v. VentrescaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Roviaro v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
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3Cited by44 opinions
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- United States v. Howard Dale Bernard, Gordon Rae Childress, Sammy Brice Brock, Roger Lee Bard, Russell Richard CochranCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1980
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