Legal Opinion
United States v. Steven Paul Newcomb Anod Wayne E. Lucas, Jr.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 17, 1974No. 73-1659PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Per curiam
Appellants Newcomb and Lucas were tried before a jury in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida and found guilty of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute some 80 pounds of marijuana, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846. We have considered each of the seven points raised on appeal and conclude that, while two merit discussion herein, none requires reversal of their convictions.
Although each appellant took the stand and vigorously denied his participation in the conspiracy charged, both complain that the trial judge erred in refusing to give an entrapment…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Costello v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Julian W. Sears v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1965
- United States v. Sam UmansCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1966
- United States v. Francis William GroesselCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- Charles T. Henderson, Jr., George Truitt Robbins and John B. Dees v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1956
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3Cited by24 opinions
- United States v. Olga Valencia and William Suarez ValenciaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1980
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- United States v. William Russell Greenfield, M.D.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- Stripling v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1977
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