Legal Opinion
United States v. John Moore, Jr.
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided December 6, 1976No. 75-1484PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAZELON, Chief Judge.
Appellant was convicted of possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute.1 On appeal, he claims that the search which uncovered the narcotics was illegal, that the evidence of possession was insufficient, and that his attorney’s failure to file a pretrial motion to suppress the physical evidence denied him the effective assistance of counsel.
Although not raised by the parties, the sentencing transcript revealed allegations of a sexual relationship between an important government witness and appellant’s wife. Accordingly, the parties were asked to submit…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Chambers v. MississippiSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- McMann v. RichardsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- United States v. RobinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- United States v. Willie Decoster, Jr.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
- Villaroman v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1950
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3Cited by29 opinions
- Troy Cooper v. C. J. FitzharrisCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1978
- Commonwealth v. AdamsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1978
- Washington v. StricklandCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
- Kenneth G. Pavel v. Melvin L. Hollins, Superintendent, Oneida Correctional Facility Eliot L. Spitzer, Attorney General of New York StateCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2001
- Monroe v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1978
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