Legal Opinion
United States v. Joseph Duckett, A/K/A Feton Sutton
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 14, 1977No. 76-2017PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RONEY, Circuit Judge:
On the ground that there was insufficient evidence by which the jury could find guilt beyond a reasonable doubt, we reverse the conviction of Joseph Duckett for conspiring to import heroin from the Bahamas to the United States. Charged with both conspiracy to import, 21 U.S.C.A. § 963, and importation, 21 U.S.C.A. §§ 952(a), 960(a)(1) and 18 U.S.C.A. § 2, the defendant was found not guilty by the jury of the substantive charge of importation, but convicted of conspiracy. Reversal being required on the insufficiency of the evidence, it is not necessary to decide the other…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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3Cited by29 opinions
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