Legal Opinion
United States v. Melvin Reynolds and Herbert Brown
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided December 21, 1973No. 73-1294 and 73-1295PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN W. PECK, Circuit Judge.
Melvin Reynolds and Herbert Brown were arrested and charged with violating federal narcotic laws in 1970. A single indictment naming Reynolds in each of four counts and Brown in the latter two was returned. There was no connection between counts one and two, and three and four on the face of the indictment, nor was conspiracy charged. After an unsuccessful attempt by Brown to have the case severed for separate trials, the initial trial was begun in September of 1972. It ended in a mistrial. The second trial was commenced on October 11, 1972, and it resulted in a…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Barker v. WingoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- United States v. Ralph F. DeleoCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1970
- Henry Dewitt Ingram v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1959
- Walker R. Wade v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1971
- Ah Fook Chang v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1937
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3Cited by59 opinions
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- United States v. Alicia Davis (85-1153), Duane Davis (85-1178), Kenneth Davis (85-1288), Howard Ransom (85-1366)Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1987
- United States v. BrownCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1978
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