Legal Opinion
Howard Hunt v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 13, 1969No. 24601_1PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WISDOM, Circuit Judge:
Howard Hunt appeals from a judgment, entered on a jury verdict after trial, adjudging him guilty of violating 18 U.S.C.A. § 1503 by conspiring to obstruct the administration of justice. Hunt was sentenced to imprisonment for a period of two years. We affirm.
Candelario and Daniel Guerrero, brothers living in San Antonio, Texas, were charged with violating the United States narcotics laws. They retained Hunt, a San Antonio attorney, to represent them. On May 2, 1966, at the preliminary hearing before the United States Commissioner, Hunt learned the identity of the informer…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Swain v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Grunewald v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Willie B. Brooks v. Dr. George J. Beto, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
- Rabinowitz v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
- Edgar Labat and Clifton Alton Poret v. Robert B. Bennett, Acting Warden, Louisiana State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
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3Cited by33 opinions
- United States v. Ralph 'Whitey' Tropiano, Lawrence R. Pellegrino and William Grasso,defendants-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1969
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- United States v. ButeraCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1970
- Catherine Foster, on Behalf of Themselves and All Others Similarly Situated v. James L. Sparks, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- United States v. Paul E. DavisCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
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