Legal Opinion
United States v. Felton
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided January 16, 1985No. 84-3270PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
ALDISERT, Chief Judge.
The question for decision is whether appellant would be placed in double jeopardy in violation of the fifth amendment were he to be prosecuted in the Western District of Pennsylvania on a charge of conspiracy to distribute and possess marijuana following a plea of guilty and subsequent sentence in the Northern District of Florida on a similar charge. Appellant argues that the Florida and Pennsylvania activities were part of the same conspiracy; the government argues otherwise. The district court agreed with the government and denied appellant’s double…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- United States v. EwellSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Universal Minerals, Inc. v. C. A. Hughes & Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1981
- United States v. Bernard Jerry, and Edgar SaundersCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1973
- Edward C. Denneny and Catherine Denneny v. Bernard Siegel, Louis H. Block and the Albert Einstein Medical CenterCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1969
- United States v. Benjamin MallahCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1974
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3Cited by33 opinions
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- Lynn Martin v. Selker Brothers, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1991
- United States v. RigasCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2010
- United States v. Local 560 (i.b.t.), Nominal (Intervenor), in No. 91-5440, and Michael Sciarra Joseph Sheridan, Michael Sciarra, in No. 91-5441Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1992
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