Legal Opinion
United States v. Charles Joseph Gower
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 12, 1971No. 30367_1PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WISDOM, Circuit Judge.
Charles Joseph Gower was charged in a three-count indictment with (1) conspiring to smuggle marihuana into the United States contrary to law, (2) smuggling marihuana, and (3) transporting marihuana after its importation knowing that it was smuggled into the United States contrary to law, all in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 176a. A jury returned verdicts of guilty on each count. The district court sentenced Gower to serve three concurrent terms of five years each in the custody of the Attorney General.
On appeal Gower presents seven contentions. We shall deal with each…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- Stirone v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Costello v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Krulewitch v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
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3Cited by34 opinions
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