Legal Opinion
United States v. Gabriel Bey
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided June 11, 1984No. 83-1775PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
ADAMS, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from convictions under the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970 (Controlled Substances Act), 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), 846 (1982), and the federal aiding and abetting statute, 18 U.S.C. § 2 (1982). Two primary issues are presented. First, we must consider whether the district court erred as a matter of law in refusing to charge the jury that § 846 requires proof of an overt act to sustain a conviction for conspiracy to distribute heroin. Second, we must determine whether the district court committed plain error in…
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