Legal Opinion
Alvin T. Morrison v. United States
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided October 7, 1966No. 19325_1PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BURGER, Circuit Judge:
Appellant appeals from his conviction on one count of a violation of 26 U.S.C. § 4704(a), a narcotics statute.
Appellant first claims that the indictment was defective because it was framed in terms of the statute, merely substituting the conjunctive for the stat ute’s disjunctive and charging the defendant with having “purchased, sold, dispensed and distributed” narcotics illegally. (Emphasis added.) This contention is without merit. District of Columbia v. Hunt, 82 U.S.App.D.C. 159, 163-164, 163 F.2d 833, 837-838 (1947); see Joyner v. United States, 116 U.S.App.D.C. 76,…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Graves v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1893
- Howard Ross v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1965
- Billeci v. United States. Lewis v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1950
- James v. Earl v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1966
- District of Columbia v. HuntCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1947
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3Cited by54 opinions
- United States v. Philip Berrigan, in No. 72-1938, and Elizabeth McAlister Appeal of Elizabeth McAlister InCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1973
- United States v. LemireCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1983
- United States v. George StofskyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1975
- Daniel J. Bowles v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1970
- United States v. St. Michael's Credit Union and Janice SacharczykCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1989
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