Legal Opinion
United States v. Bruce Lusk Bass, III
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 11, 1974No. 73-1523PublishedCited by 90 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THORNBERRY, Circuit Judge:
Bruce L. Bass III was convicted on five counts of violating 21 U.S.C. §§ 843 and 846 (1970): 1 counts I, III, and IV charged Bass with obtaining a controlled substance, Demerol, by forging or altering a prescription; count II charged Bass with attempting to obtain Demerol upon a forged prescription, and count V charged Bass with obtaining Demerol through prescriptions acquired by misrepresentation, deception, fraud, and subterfuge.
These relatively simple charges bore no simple trial, and appellant Bass now presents six grounds for reversal: (1) that the evidence…
2Cases cited54 opinions
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