Legal Opinion
United States v. Vernon Kenneth Rucker
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided June 4, 1974No. 74-1082PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VAN OOSTERHOUT, Senior Circuit Judge.
Defendant Rucker has taken a timely appeal from his conviction by a jury on an indictment charging alleged distribution of narcotics in violation of 21 U.S. C. § 841(a)(1) and the resulting sentence. Defendant on this appeal does not attack the sufficiency of the evidence to support his conviction. Our examination of the record satisfies us that the conviction is supported by substantial evidence.
The errors relied upon for reversal are:
I. Refusal of the trial court to dismiss the indictment upon the ground that the delay in returning the indictment and…
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- Berra v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
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