Legal Opinion

United States v. Alvarado

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided June 8, 1981No. 80-1340PublishedCited by 30 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GEWIN,* Circuit Judge:

I. Introduction

The fourteen herein named defendants-appellants seek relief from their convictions and sentences rendered in a non-jury trial by the district court for conspiracy to possess marijuana with intent to distribute. The following nine issues are raised on this appeal: (1) whether appellants were placed in double jeopardy; (2) whether the superseding indictment was the product of illegally obtained evidence; (3) whether the superseding indictment should have been dismissed by reason of delay; (4) whether denial of appellants’ severance motion was proper; (5)…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. Glasser v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
  3. Neil v. BiggersSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  4. Manson v. BrathwaiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  5. Hoffa v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1966

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3Cited by30 opinions

  1. United States v. F. Thomas Little, United States of America v. Peter Chernik, United States of America v. Harold GrutchfieldCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
  2. United States v. David Lamar Faulkner, Spencer H. Blain, Jr., James L. Toler and Arthur FormannCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1994
  3. United States v. Ralph G. FaganCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
  4. United States v. Albert Louis Lipscomb, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2002
  5. United States v. John Henry Butera, Robert Andrew DenomaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982

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