Legal Opinion
Government of the Canal Zone v. Michael Gilmore Scott
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 4, 1974No. 73-3628PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WISDOM, Circuit Judge:
Michael Scott was convicted at a jury trial in the United States District Court for the District of the Canal Zone on two counts of knowingly or intentionally distributing cocaine, a controlled substance, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). 1 He appeals from that conviction on the theory that he was deprived of his Fifth Amendment right to a grand jury indictment 2 and that he was deprived of his right to an impartial jury in violation of both the Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution 3 and the Jury Selection and Service Act of 1968, 28 U.S.C. § 1861 et…
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