Legal Opinion
United States v. William Wiley Jones
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided November 21, 1966No. 57, Docket 30409PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FEINBERG, Circuit Judge:
This is an appeal from a conviction under 18 U.S.C. § 1407, a seldom litigated section of the laws governing narcotics, which deals with border crossings by addicts or narcotics laws violators. Although appellant William Wiley Jones raises basic constitutional issues, it is unnecessary to decide them. Because the Government failed to follow its own regulation, appellant’s conviction must be reversed.
18 U.S.C. § 1407, printed in full below, 1 inter alia, makes it a felony for an American citiaen to depart from or enter the United States without registering under such…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- United States Ex Rel. Accardi v. ShaughnessySupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Service v. DullesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Lambert v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Vitarelli v. SeatonSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Yellin v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
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3Cited by9 opinions
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- United States v. Thomas J. MancusoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1970
- United States v. Frank Karl Selby, Steven Arthur Clark, Paul Evans Carbone, Carol Nalani Palmieri, and Elaine Rose FodorCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1969
- United States v. Ernest SansoneCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1967
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