Legal Opinion
United States v. Kum Seng Seo
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided March 22, 1962No. 13686_1PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BIGGS, Chief Judge.
The defendant-appellant, Kum Seng Seo, a fifty-two year old woman native of the Republic of Korea, was found guilty under a single-count indictment charging her with receiving and concealing four ounces of heroin in violation of Section 174, Title 21 U.S.C.A. She is presently serving a five-year sentence. One narrow but important point is raised by this appeal.
The trial commenced on Thursday, April 27, 1961 at Newark, New Jersey. The next day, Friday, April 28, the “Newark Evening News”, a newspaper of general circulation, on page 20 of its “Sports Final” edition published…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Holt v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1910
- Marshall v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- United States v. CrosbyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1961
- United States v. Philip Vita and Jerald CarmelCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1961
- Mark Coppedge v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1959
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3Cited by24 opinions
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- United States v. Ernest A. WinkleCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- United States v. George Keith WilliamsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- United States v. Jessie Kenneth McKinneyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
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