Legal Opinion
United States v. Evan Williams, United States of America v. Dennis Swanson
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided December 3, 1973No. 73-1150, 73-1151PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Per curiam
Appellants Swanson and Williams were convicted of aiding and abetting in the distribution of heroin. On appeal both appellants argue that they were denied an impartial jury in that it was the seventh consecutive jury that had been selected from the same jury panel to decide drug cases involving the same government witnesses. In addition, Swanson contends the District Court erred in refusing to submit any cautionary instructions regarding “the various considerations a jury ought to give before crediting an extra judicial statement.” Williams also complains that the court erred in permitting…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Jackson v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Lego v. TwomeySupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- United States v. Zettie HaynesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1968
- Cwach v. United States. Batsell v. United States. Moore v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1954
- Steve Casias v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1963
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3Cited by26 opinions
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- United States v. Ralph Bear Killer, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1976
- United States v. DionCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1985
- United States v. Robert Dale MarchildonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1975
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