Legal Opinion

United States v. Jeris E. Bragan

Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Decided July 16, 1974No. 73-2066PublishedCited by 38 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*1378BUTZNER, Circuit Judge:

Jeris E. Bragan, a private detective, appeals from his conviction of violating provisions of the Omnibus Crime Control Act pertaining to wiretapping and wiretap devices, 18 U.S.C. §§ 2511 and 2512.1 His principal assignment of error deals with the district court’s denial of a continuance which he sought for the purpose of substituting counsel. The court’s ruling, he asserts, deprived him of his right to obtain counsel of his choice. Finding neither abuse of the trial court’s discretion nor infringement of the sixth amendment, we affirm.

Bragan was arrested on February…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Powell v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
  2. Alderman v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  3. Ungar v. SarafiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  4. United States v. WhiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  5. Taglianetti v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969

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3Cited by38 opinions

  1. United States v. Andrew F. BurtonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1978
  2. United States v. Ishmael GallopCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1988
  3. Earl Edward Gandy v. State of AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
  4. United States v. Pembrick Edward Foutz, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1976
  5. Maxwell v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1982

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