Legal Opinion

United States v. William Jackson

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided June 26, 1958No. 12571_1PublishedCited by 59 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GOODRICH, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction on an eight-count indictment charging the defendant, William Jackson, with various violations of the federal narcotic laws. We do not need to particularize definitely. The charges covered the usual ones of selling and concealing in violation of 21 U.S.C.A. § 174 and 26 U.S.C.A. §§ 4704(a), 4705(a).

There are two points presented ,as bases for reversal. The first has to do with a question raised.by the jury during the course of its deliberations. There was involved in this case an informer [named Kennedy who was known to various…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Graves v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1893
  2. United States v. RosenbergCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1952
  3. Morei v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1942
  4. R. I. McClanahan v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1956
  5. Henry v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1953

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3Cited by59 opinions

  1. People v. ClarkIllinois Supreme Court · 1972
  2. United States v. Joseph E. SmithCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1975
  3. People v. PierceIllinois Supreme Court · 1974
  4. United States v. Hector Torres, Bolivar De Leon, Luis Valenzuela and Secundino De Los SantosCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1988
  5. United States v. Leonard PeltierCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1978

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