Legal Opinion
United States v. Benton Franklin Thomas and Joseph Thomas Oliveti
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 8, 1978No. 77-5136PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COLEMAN, Circuit Judge.
Along with Jacob Cochran, 1 Benton Franklin Thomas and Joseph Thomas Olive-ti were charged in a one-count indictment with knowingly and intentionally conspiring to import into the United States cocaine and marijuana in violation of 21 U.S.C.A. § 963. After being found guilty in a trial by jury, Thomas was sentenced to one year in prison and three years on special parole while Oliveti was sentenced to six months in prison and three years special parole. They appeal.
The defendants argue that the trial court committed reversible error in that it (1) admitted hearsay…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Glasser v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- United States v. RussellSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Hampton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Nash v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
- United States v. Eduardo BermudezCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1975
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3Cited by50 opinions
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