Legal Opinion
United States v. Peter John Leone
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 10, 1987No. 86-2513PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MAGILL, Circuit Judge.
Peter Leone appeals from his cocaine-related conviction, arguing (1) that the government’s procedure leading to trial violated the Speedy Trial Act, (2) that the district court 1 violated his Fifth Amendment rights by requiring him to speak, and (3) that he was denied effective assistance of counsel. After due consideration of these issues, we affirm Leone’s conviction.
I. FACTS.
Narcotics officers of the Des Moines Police Department culminated a cocaine investigation involving Dennis Burdick and appellant Leone on July 20-21, 1985, with the purchase of a pound of cocaine…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- United States v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Gilbert v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- United States v. DionisioSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Raymond Palmer v. C. C. Peyton, Superintendent of the Virginia State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1966
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