Legal Opinion
United States v. Smith
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided May 17, 1978No. Nos. 77-1510, 77-1514, 77-1515 and 77-1524PublishedCited by 65 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HEANEY, Circuit Judge.
Leonard Smith, Myron Jackson, Russell Spearman and Faustino Selvera were convicted on one count of conspiracy to distribute heroin in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and 846. Smith and Jackson were given seven-year sentences. Spear-man and Selvera were given eight-year sentences. Each of the appellants was also given a special three-year parole term. The most important issue raised on appeal by each of the appellants is that the trial judge erred in overruling their motion to suppress tape recordings of statements made by and among the appellants after the arrest of…
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