Legal Opinion

United States v. Samuel W. Harris

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided July 31, 1973No. 72-2093PublishedCited by 71 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

BECHTLE, District Judge.

Appellant stands convicted of possession of a controlled substance, cocaine residue, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 844. A verdict of guilty was returned by a jury on September 29, 1972. After a motion for a new trial was denied, appellant was sentenced to a term of one year and fined $4,000. This appeal followed. For purposes of this appeal, the operative facts are as follows:

Upon information provided by informants, whose information had proved reliable in the past, and also surveillance by agents of the New York and Pittsburgh Offices of the Bureau…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Aguilar v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  2. Spinelli v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  3. Brinegar v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
  4. Beck v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  5. Chambers v. MaroneySupreme Court of the United States · 1970

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3Cited by71 opinions

  1. United States v. Frank Kahled Burgos, United States of America v. Alexio Burnard GobernCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1996
  2. State v. NovembrinoSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1987
  3. United States v. ForsytheCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1977
  4. United States v. UrbanCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2005
  5. Andresen v. StateCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1975

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