Legal Opinion

United States v. Wihbey

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided February 6, 1996No. 19-1871PublishedCited by 110 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

STAHL, Circuit Judge.

Robert Wihbey and Claude Whitman were tried by a jury and convicted of conspiracy to distribute marijuana. The jury also convicted Wihbey of possession of marijuana with intent to distribute. Both Wihbey and Whitman challenge their convictions on the grounds that the prosecutor made improper remarks in closing argument, and that the government proved multiple conspiracies, not the single conspiracy charged in the indictment. Wihbey argues that the warrantless entry of his home was not justified by exigent circumstances and that the evidence against him does not support…

2Cases cited45 opinions

  1. Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. United States v. OlanoSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  3. Payton v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  4. Griffin v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  5. Griffin v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965

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3Cited by110 opinions

  1. Paul W. Douglass v. United Services Automobile AssociationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1996
  2. United States v. Laboy-DelgadoCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1996
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  4. United States v. Soto-BeniquezCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2003
  5. United States v. Nelson-RodriguezCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2003

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