Legal Opinion
Geisser v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 27, 1975No. 73-3678PublishedCited by 63 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. BROWN, Chief Judge:
This is an extraordinary case calling for extraordinary action. It is a case of the great United States going back on its word in a plea bargain made by the Department of Justice which assured the Government vital indispensable evidence leading to conviction of principals in a grand scale international heroin importing conspiracy. The effect of part of the bargain was that the defendant-turned-states-evidence would not be deported to Switzerland or France. The other part was that under the sentence imposed she would not be confined for more than three years. Instead…
2Cases cited31 opinions
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- United States v. NixonSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Ashwander v. Tennessee Valley AuthoritySupreme Court of the United States · 1936
- Jones v. CunninghamSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Harris v. NelsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
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3Cited by63 opinions
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- United States v. James Edwards AdamsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Thomas Palermo and Sheldon Saltzman v. Warden, Green Haven State Prison, and Russell OswaldCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1976
- United States v. Thomas J. BowlerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1978
- Berger v. HecklerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1985
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