Legal Opinion
Lucien Rivard, Charles Emile Groleau, Julien Gagnon and Joseph Raymond Jones v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 18, 1967No. 23283PublishedCited by 63 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DYER, Circuit Judge:
The four appellants, Rivard, Groleau, Gagnon (alias Massey) and Jones, all Canadian nationals, were indicted with three other defendants 1 and two co-con spirators not named as defendants for conspiracy to smuggle heroin into the United States in violation of 21 U.S.C.A. § 174. 2 Rivard was also indicted for the substantive offense of smuggling and causing to be smuggled seventy-six pounds of heroin into the United States.
Appellants raise three principal questions on this appeal. They challenge the jurisdiction of the District Court; contend that venue was improperly laid…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Gene Downing v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1965
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3Cited by63 opinions
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