Legal Opinion
United States v. William Edward Klein, Jr.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 14, 1977No. 75-1859PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEHRTENS, District Judge:
William Edward Klein and Kenneth Burnstine appealed from a jury conviction for conspiracy to import cocaine and marihuana into the United States, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 952(a) and 963. Burnstine subsequently was killed in a plane accident, leaving only Klein’s appeal active. We affirm.
William Edward Klein, Charles Christian and Robert Davison met at the Hialeah, Florida apartment of Jerry Buchanan, who was a government confidential informant. The purpose of this meeting, and several subsequent meetings attended by them, was to discuss the possibility of…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Opper v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- L. K. Peterson and William H. Scott, Jr. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1965
- Spriggs v. State Board of Law ExaminersSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- United States v. Andrew B. BloomCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- Robert B. Troutman, Jr. v. Southern Railway CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
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3Cited by43 opinions
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- United States v. Natividad Ocanas, Santiago Casiano, Jr., Ramiro Gonzalez Alvarado, Rogelio Jose De La Garza and Amadeo Uresti GarzaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- United States v. Wilson Tony Harrell, James Hawkins, Anthony Scire, Karl Heinz HarigCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1984
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