Legal Opinion

United States v. Edward Bernard Peeples

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided April 18, 1967No. 30565_1PublishedCited by 25 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WATERMAN, Circuit Judge:

Appellant, after a two day jury trial, was convicted of violating the Narcotic Drugs Import & Export Act, 21 U.S.C. § 173, § 174. On appeal he seeks a reversal of the conviction and a remand for a new trial.

The indictment contained two counts and appellant concedes that he made the two sales of narcotics set forth therein. The deliveries to the purchasing federal agents were made pursuant to the devious arrangements typically found in illicit narcotics transactions. The only unusual features of this case are first, the high quality of the heroin, the two ounces sold on…

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2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. United States v. Jin Fuey MoySupreme Court of the United States · 1916
  2. Yee Hem v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
  3. Casey v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1928
  4. Harris v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
  5. Empire State Cattle Co. v. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1908

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3Cited by25 opinions

  1. Turner v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  2. Jose Verdugo and Horace Eugene Turner v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1968
  3. United States v. Yves Glaziou and Rene L. A. LemieuxCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1969
  4. John J. Vaccaro v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
  5. United States v. Roy Milton BirminghamCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1971

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