Legal Opinion
United States v. George Lawson
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 19, 1974No. 74-1134PublishedCited by 113 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PELL, Circuit Judge.
The defendant George Lawson was convicted by a jury of importing and conspiring to import cocaine into the United States, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2, and 21 U.S.C. §§ 952(a) and 963. Lawson raises a number of issues on appeal, including: (1) whether the defendant was prejudiced by a display of cocaine which was not admitted into evidence; (2) whether the indictment was invalid because the Grand Jury which returned the indictment was the third Special Grand Jury in existence at that time in the Northern District of Illinois ; (3) whether the evidence was sufficient to…
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