Legal Opinion
United States v. Butler
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 14, 1980No. 78-5777PublishedCited by 67 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KRAVITCH, Circuit Judge.
Appellants, except Hugh Thomas MeConaghy, were convicted in the Southern District of Georgia of conspiracy to possess marijuana, 21 U.S.C. § 846, and aiding and abetting each other in the possession of marijuana with the intent to distribute, 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1),1 18 U.S.C. § 2. McCona*1068ghy was convicted only of aiding and abetting. All appeal their convictions. We affirm.
1. Facts
This is another in the apparently unending procession of marijuana importation cases. On July 21, 1978, an officer of the Glynn County Police Department noticed three white males in a car, the…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- Glasser v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Coolidge v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Chimel v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Draper v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Swain v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
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3Cited by67 opinions
- United States v. DrougasCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1984
- United States v. Angelo Pepe and Thomas Miglionico, United States of America v. Albert Joseph Facchiano, Francis Santo, Paul SantoCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1984
- United States v. Willie Joseph Causey, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1988
- United States v. EspinosaCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1985
- United States v. Francis William Hewes, Ii, Gene M. Simpson, Millard Clifford Haley, Walter Langford, and Howard E. CaldwellCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1984
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