Legal Opinion
Ignacio Wilkins Castillo v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 2, 1969No. 26232_1PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GODBOLD, Circuit Judge:
Castillo appeals from conviction on a jury verdict of two counts of possession of narcotics, 1 two counts of sale without a Treasury form 2 and two counts of sale without a stamped package. 3 We reverse.
There was testimony that on two successive nights an informer, Williams, accompanied by a government agent, Bustos, and under the surveillance of two other government agents, made the two purchases of narcotics from appellant which are the subject of this case. The buys took place under lighting conditions which made identification of the seller difficult, so that…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Miller v. PateSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Alcorta v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Herman Jackson, Jr. v. L. L. Wainwright, Director, Division of Corrections, State of FloridaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- Leslie Douglas Ashley and Carolyn Lima v. The State of TexasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1963
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3Cited by10 opinions
- United States v. Nelson CruzCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- United States v. Carlos ArcentalesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- United States v. Pedro Luis Prieto and Jorge DiazCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- United States v. Roberto GonzalezCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1992
- State v. NemethDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1991
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