Legal Opinion
United States v. Andres Martinez
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 10, 1979No. 78-5719PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WISDOM, Circuit Judge:
The defendant, Andres Martinez, appeals his jury conviction of one count of violating 21 U.S.C. § 846 and one count of violating 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). These counts respectively relate to conspiracy to possess a controlled substance, heroin, with the intent to distribute it, and the completed substantive offense of possessing a controlled substance with the intent to distribute it. He contends that the trial jury was impermissibly tainted, that he was denied his Sixth Amendment right to be present at his trial, and that a prosecution witness’s statement warranted a…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- United States v. Thomas Joseph Chiantese and John Joseph CerrellaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- Willis Smith and Resolute Insurance Company of Hartford, Connecticut v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
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3Cited by51 opinions
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