Legal Opinion

United States v. Gary Anthony Gianni, Joseph Mike Giardina, Richard Loren Holland, James Robert Ham

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided June 14, 1982No. 81-5237PublishedCited by 54 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RONEY, Circuit Judge:

Convicted of conspiracy to possess marijuana with intent to distribute in violation of 21 U.S.C.A. § 841(a)(1), defendants claim on appeal (1) the evidence was insufficient to convict, (2) the indictment should have been dismissed because of the Government’s outrageous conduct and (3) evidence obtained during warrantless searches of four cars should have been suppressed. Rejecting these arguments, we affirm.

Late in the summer of 1980, the Drug Enforcement Administration instituted an undercover operation called “Operation Doublecross.” Approved by the Department of…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Glasser v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
  2. Chambers v. MaroneySupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  3. United States v. RussellSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  4. Hampton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  5. Kinsella v. United States Ex Rel. SingletonSupreme Court of the United States · 1960

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3Cited by54 opinions

  1. United States v. Rafael Santana and Francis FuentesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1993
  2. United States v. BlascoCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1983
  3. United States v. Juan Delgado, Emilio Albelo, Juan Carlos Riverol, Tomas Raul HernandezCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1995
  4. United States v. Solomon Philip Panitz, United States of America v. Andrew Stewart BaumwaldCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1990
  5. E.K. Wilcox, Jr., Cross-Appellant v. J. Paul Ford, Warden, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1987

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