Legal Opinion

United States v. Hawkins

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided September 21, 1981No. 79-5617PublishedCited by 86 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SAM D. JOHNSON, Circuit Judge:

In this case, six defendants appeal convictions and sentences received following a trial on a July 10, 1979 multiple-count' indictment charging violations of, inter alia, the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO), 18 U.S.C. § 1961 et seq. (counts 1-7); possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) (counts 8-11); importing a controlled substance into the United States, 21 U.S.C. §§ 952, 960(a)(1) (counts 12, 13); engaging in a continuing criminal enterprise, 21 U.S.C. § 848 (counts 14-17); and travel-ling in…

2Cases cited31 opinions

  1. Blockburger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
  2. North Carolina v. PearceSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  3. Irvin v. DowdSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
  4. Brown v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  5. Whalen v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1980

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3Cited by86 opinions

  1. United States v. PhillipsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
  2. United States v. G. Cecil Hartley, Travis Dell and Treasure Isle, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
  3. United States v. Rex C. Cauble, Individually and Doing Business as Cauble EnterprisesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
  4. Haney v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1991
  5. United States v. Jamiel Alexander ChagraCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982

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