Legal Opinion

United States v. John Leslie Head, Jr.

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided December 18, 1978No. 78-5094PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CHARLES CLARK, Circuit Judge:

John Leslie Head, Jr., was convicted by a jury of conspiracy to unlawfully import marijuana in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 952(a), 960, and 963. His appeal raises three procedural issues. First, the conduct of the Assistant United States Attorney, in preventing the transcription of grand jury testimony by two prosecution witnesses with the intention of not creating statements producible under the Jencks Act, 18 U.S.C. § 3500, required that the indictment be dismissed or the testimony be struck. Second, tape recordings of conversations between defendant and…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. William L. Calley, Jr., Cross-Appellant v. Howard H. Callaway, Etc., Etc., Cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
  2. United States v. Nelson CruzCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
  3. United States v. Bernard G. RubinCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
  4. United States v. ClemonesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
  5. United States v. Donald De Simone and Philip CarusoCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972

3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Murray v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2009
  2. United States v. Howard Dale Bernard, United States of America v. Ralph Maurice Comstock, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1980
  3. Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 97,167 United States of America v. Benjamin Lieberman, United States of America v. Jack H. ShapiroCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1980
  4. United States v. PaydenDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1985
  5. Thompson v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1990

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