Legal Opinion
United States v. Larry Drake Atkinson, United States of America v. Amos Manuel Dubois
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided March 11, 1975No. 74-1648, 74-1646PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALBERT V. BRYAN, Senior Circuit Judge:
Heroin was illegally possessed and distributed in Wilmington, North Carolina by Larry Drake Atkinson and Amos Manuel Dubois while acting together on July 16, 1973, and by Atkinson alone on July 17, according to their four-count indictment under the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970.1 Atkinson was convicted of illegal possession and distribution of heroin on both days; Dubois was convicted only of possession on July 16. In their appeal, we discern no error requiring reversal.
The prosecution was built almost entirely upon evidence…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Giglio v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Jencks v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Palermo v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Goldman v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- William B. Barbee v. Warden, Maryland PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1964
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3Cited by29 opinions
- United States v. Steve LeshukCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1995
- United States v. Michael Carl VismanCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1990
- United States v. Larry Francis WilksCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1995
- United States v. WalkerDistrict Court, N.D. New York · 1995
- United States v. Jerry Thornton, United States of America v. Frederick Jones, AKA Freddy Earl JonesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1990
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