Legal Opinion
United States v. Roy A. Walker
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 9, 1980No. 79-5569PublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KRAVITCH, Circuit Judge:
Roy A. Walker was convicted by a jury of conspiracy to import marijuana in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 952(a) and 963 and conspiracy to possess marijuana with intent to distribute, in violation of 21 .U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and 846. On appeal, Walker challenges: (1) the jury instruction on the law of aiding and abetting; (2) the consecutive sentences for the convictions of both conspiracy to import marijuana and conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute when the conspiracies allegedly arose out of the same series of acts; (3) denial of his motion for mistrial after…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Glasser v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Pinkerton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Nye & Nissen v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- United States v. Edward Rodriguez, A/K/A Rick, Thomas J. Albernaz, Peter Smigowski, and William John MartinsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- United States v. John P. CowartCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
13 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by61 opinions
- United States v. Edwin Sanchez, United States of America v. Gregorio Rosario, United States of America v. Rafael SanchezCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1990
- United States v. Felmon Lakeith Laury, A/K/A Felmon Keith Ashley, A/K/A Walter Ray NicholsonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1993
- United States v. Leroy Perry, Leroy Butler, Charles Cameron, Donald Dewees, Arthur Gibbons, and Willie Earl PattersonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1981
- United States v. RodriguezCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1994
- United States v. Thomas GaliffaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
56 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.