Legal Opinion
United States v. Bayard Spector
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided June 16, 1986No. 84-2493PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HENRY WOODS, District Judge.
Bayard Spector appeals from a conviction following a jury trial on charges involving a conspiracy to distribute cocaine.1 For reversal, Spector argues that the district court2: (1) erred in submitting the case to the jury on a single conspiracy theory; (2) erred in submitting the alleged violation of the Travel Act (18 U.S.C. § 1952) to the jury; (3) violated his fifth amendment right of due process by allowing testimony of a government informer; (4) violated his sixth amendment right of confrontation by restricting cross-examination of the government informer; and…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- Kotteakos v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Smith v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- United States v. DeLunaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1985
- United States v. (Under Seal)Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1984
- United States v. Aubrey Baker Davis, Jr., A/K/A Junior Baker Davis, A/K/A Baker Davis, and Margaret DavisCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
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3Cited by50 opinions
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- Commonwealth v. CiampaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1989
- United States v. YarbroughCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1988
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