Legal Opinion
United States v. Clifford E. Davis
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided May 6, 1971No. 431-70_1PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ADAMS, Circuit Judge.
The question raised by this appeal is whether comments by the trial judge so intimidated defendant’s attorney that defendant was denied the effective assistance of counsel.
Defendant, Clifford E. Davis, was convicted in a trial before a jury on two counts of violating 21 U.S.C. § 331 (q) (2) by unlawfully selling to a narcotics agent a quantity of pentobarbital and secobarbital, “depressant or stimulant drug[s]” within the meanin of 21 U.S.C. § 321 (v) (l). 1
Following extensive pre-trial motions and hearings, Davis’ case was called for trial on April 21, 1969. At that…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Mesarosh v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Leonard L. Bursten v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- Haskell Edward Johnson v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1966
- Mendel Louis Cooper v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1968
- United States v. Toney Chisum, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1971
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3Cited by6 opinions
- United States v. Jerry Houston StoneCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- United States v. Anthony Nicholas Carrion, United States of America v. Michael Anthony CarrionCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1972
- United States v. Virgil RedmondCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1977
- Clarence Williams v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1974
- United States v. Bruce Loren LatimerCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1977
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