Legal Opinion
United States v. Cyrus Lewis
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided May 7, 1970No. 19416_1PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRIGHT, Circuit Judge.
Cyrus Lewis appeals from a judgment convicting him of selling narcotics in violation of 26 U.S.C. § 4704(a), which requires such sales to be made in or from an “original stamped package”, and 26 U.S.C. § 4705(a), which requires that the seller obtain a written order from the purchaser on a government-approved form. Lewis here contends that the trial court erred in two respects: (1) in admitting evidence of and allowing the prosecutor to comment upon Lewis’ frequent participation in narcotics law violations other than those charged in the indictment, and (2) in refusing…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- Minor v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Leonard Aron v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1967
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3Cited by53 opinions
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