Legal Opinion
United States v. James E. Howard, United States of America v. Berry L. Palmer
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided March 26, 1979No. 78-5047, 78-5048PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
K. K. HALL, Circuit Judge:
Appellants Berry Lee Palmer and James Howard were both charged in the first count of a two-count indictment with conspiracy to distribute heroin in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846; the second count charged Howard alone with engaging in a “continuing criminal enterprise” in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 848. A jury trial resulted in guilty verdicts against both on all charges.1 Finding no reversible error in the conduct of the trial, we affirm.
The government’s proof at trial showed that between 1975 and 1977 James Howard ran a drug distribution network in York and Harrisburg,…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Bruton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Nelson v. O'NEILSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Petite v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- United States v. Clark Eugene HeffnerCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1970
- United States v. Herbert SperlingCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1975
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3Cited by32 opinions
- Jay D. Scott, Petitioner-Appellee v. Betty Mitchell, Warden, Respondent-Appellant/ Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2000
- State v. ScottOhio Supreme Court · 1986
- United States v. Arthur FletcherCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1996
- United States v. Harry H. Nance, United States of America v. Leon Stelly, United States of America v. Taybren LeeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1982
- United States v. HawkinsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
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