Legal Opinion
United States v. Roy Lee Crawford
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided February 17, 1971No. 20310PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HEANEY, Circuit Judge.
Roy Crawford was convicted on all four counts of an indictment charging him with the sale of cocaine and heroin to a government informant on September 26 and September 30, 1969, in violation of 26 U.S.C. § 4704(a) and § 4705 (a). He was sentenced to ten years on each count, the sentences to run concurrently.
Crawford contends on appeal that the trial court erred in (1) permitting the prosecution to cross-examine the defendant about his association with persons who were addicts or convicted drug sellers, (2) admitting evidence of and allowing the prosecutor to comment upon…
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