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United States v. Hadi Zandi, United States of America v. Mehdi Zandi

Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Decided August 8, 1985No. 84-5320, 84-5321PublishedCited by 57 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MURNAGHAN, Circuit Judge:

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Hadi and Mehdi Zandi seek reversals of their convictions for possession of opium with intent to distribute on the following grounds: 1) the delay between their indictment and trial violated the Speedy Trial Act, 18 U.S.C. § 3161 (Supp. IV 1980); 2) the government failed to prove that the Zandis possessed the opium within the meaning of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1); 3) the government failed to prove that the Zandis had knowledge that opium was concealed within a package labelled “gift cloth”; 4) the Zandis were not given any notice by the government that it would attempt to…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Barker v. WingoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Hamling v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  3. United States v. MacDonaldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  4. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Julian S. H. WEINER, Marvin Al Lichtig and Solomon Block, AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1978
  5. Reginald Carter v. Lowell D. Hewitt, Superintendent John Fuiek, C.O. Duane D. Pyles, C.O. And Gilbert Levi, C.O.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1980

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3Cited by57 opinions

  1. United States v. MalaCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1993
  2. Person v. MillerCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1988
  3. United States v. Jorge Bell, United States of America v. Lorenzo Rivas CruzCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1992
  4. United States v. William Ellwood Roberts, Jr., United States of America v. Ernest Delano Thompson, United States of America v. Thurman Carroll MottCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1989
  5. United States v. Benjamin Shabazz Peay, United States of America v. James Robert FordCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1992

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