Legal Opinion
United States v. Benjamin T. Thornton
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided October 12, 1984No. 84-5190PublishedCited by 68 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge STARR.
STARR, Circuit Judge:
This is an appeal by Benjamin Thornton from his conviction, following a jury trial, for possession of narcotics with intent to distribute in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a). In his appeal, Mr. Thornton maintains that he was improperly denied the benefit of an instruction to the jury for the lesser included offense of mere possession of narcotics. He also contends that the District Judge was biased and prejudiced against him so as to deprive him of a fair trial; that the searches resulting in the seizure of heroin and…
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