Legal Opinion

United States v. Manuel Gonzalez

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided December 6, 1973No. 319, Docket 73-1932PublishedCited by 58 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

J. JOSEPH SMITH, Circuit Judge:

Appellant Manuel Gonzalez was convicted after a trial by jury in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, Mark A. Costanti-no, Judge, on one count of conspiracy and one count of smuggling cocaine into the United States, in violation of 21 U. S.C. § 952(a) and 18 U.S.C. § 2. We find error in the trial and reverse.

The principals of this case first came to the attention of the authorities when on October 7, 1972, Jose Valenzuela-Cor-rea, a sixty-three-year-old Chilean national, was searched following his arrival in the United States…

2Cases cited27 opinions

  1. United States v. VentrescaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  2. Henry v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
  3. Rugendorf v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  4. United States v. William BentvenaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1963
  5. United States v. Daniel Bozza, Charles Mulhearn, Ronald Jones, Michael Pizzo, Salvatore Guarnieri, Anthony Delutro, A/K/A Tony WestCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1966

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3Cited by58 opinions

  1. United States v. Thomas E. Flaherty, United States of America v. James R. Kearns, Jr., United States of America v. Stuart H. WahlCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1981
  2. United States v. Benjamin MallahCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1974
  3. United States v. Juan G. RiosCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1979
  4. Arthur Houston v. W. J. Estelle, Jr., Director, Texas Department of Corrections, RespondentCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
  5. United States v. Rony MannCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1978

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