Legal Opinion
Elchuk v. McCarty
District Court, S.D. Texas
Decided October 9, 1957No. Crim. No. 17271PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALLRED, District Judge.
On September 20, 1956, Elchuk, along with Ray Edward Gondron, was convicted in this court, Cr. 17,271, of violations of 26 U.S.C.A. § 4744(a), and 18 U.S. C.A. § 545, importation, concealment, transportation and transfer of marihuana. He was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment. Both Elchuk and Gondron appealed, filed briefs in the court of appeals and sought reversal. What happened thereafter is succinctly and best stated by the per curiam opinion of the Court of Appeals :1
“ * * * We need not pass on their (appellants’) contentions for the Government, by its motion here,…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Stroud v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1919
- Mesarosh v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Bryan v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Communist Party of United States v. Subversive Activities Control Bd.Supreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Evans v. National Bank of SavannahSupreme Court of the United States · 1919
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Ray Edward Gondron and Daniel Elchuk v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1958
- United States v. GondronDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 1958