Legal Opinion
Denzel Milton Lee v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 23, 1963No. 19773_1PublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WISDOM, Circuit Judge.
This case involves the right of an accused to counsel during police interrogation.
The defendant appeals in forma pauperis from a conviction under the Federal Narcotic Drugs Import & Export Act, 21 U.S.C. § 174, for conspiracy to import and distribute heroin. The defendant, Denzel (Buddy) Lee was alleged to have been a member of a narcotics ring, operating in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, which was obtaining heroin smuggled in from Korea by United States Army Sergeant Billy J. Montgomery. Montgomery admitted that he mailed heroin from Inchon, Korea, to John Rule. Both Rule…
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