Legal Opinion

United States v. Larry Jones and Douglas Nisbet

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided January 21, 1983No. 81-2941, 81-2952PublishedCited by 57 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BAUER, Circuit Judge.

Defendants Larry Jones and Douglas Nisbet 1 were convicted of conspiracy to possess cocaine with intent to distribute, and of possession of cocaine with intent to distribute. Nisbet also was convicted for assaulting federal officers engaged in performance of their duties.

The defendants have alleged as many as two dozen separate errors in the proceedings, including the illegality of their arrests and the room search, the sufficiency of evidence on several issues at trial, evidentiary errors, possible juror prejudice, and faulty jury instructions. Many of these allegations…

2Cases cited44 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  3. Katz v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  4. Glasser v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
  5. Payton v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1980

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3Cited by57 opinions

  1. United States v. Shaun BaldacchinoCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1985
  2. United States v. David McCraw United States of America v. James MathisCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1990
  3. United States v. Robert Covelli, David Frederick and Darwin MurrayCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
  4. United States v. Brian Donald HeldtCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1984
  5. United States v. Jack Leroy UnderwoodCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983

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