Legal Opinion
United States v. Rodney Bruce Harper
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 4, 1975No. 74-3165PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COLEMAN, Circuit Judge.
Appellant Rodney Bruce Harper was convicted of one count of distribution of 19.9 grams of heroin. In this appeal appellant alleges the court erred in not granting him a continuance so an independent examination of the heroin could be performed; that the court erred in the jury selection process; that the court erred in not instructing on entrapment; and the court abused its discretion in imposing the maximum sentence possible. A review of the record reveals these contentions to be without merit. We affirm.
On August 28, 1973, appellant was at his home in Pascagoula,…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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3Cited by15 opinions
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