Legal Opinion
United States v. Robert Bockius
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 22, 1977No. 77-5128PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WISDOM, Circuit Judge:
L-cocaine or D-cocaine? That is the question. There are eight isomers of cocaine, but allegedly the only illegal form is the L-cocaine isomer. 1
Robert Bockius was charged with knowingly importing cocaine into the United States in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 952(a) and 960(a)(1) and possessing cocaine with intent to distribute it in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). The defendant complains that the government did not inform him before trial that it had conducted the critical polarimeter test to identify the substance he brought into the country as L-cocaine. The government…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- United States v. Earle T. CookCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1970
- United States v. Pedro PadroneCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1969
- United States v. Joseph RussoCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1973
- United States v. Charles Kelly and Raymond ImpCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1970
- United States v. Michael Joseph OrzechowskiCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1977
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3Cited by36 opinions
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- United States v. Fred "Freddy Campo" Campagnuolo, John "Jackie Campo" Campagnuolo, and Michael "Mike Douglas" GougulesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- United States v. Arturo Rodriguez, Vincente RamirezCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985
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