Legal Opinion
James M. Cuthbert and Warren F. Busby v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 10, 1960No. 18025PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUTCHESON, Circuit Judge.
Defendants-appellants were charged with one Birch in a four count indictment. Count One charged conspiracy to violate the marihuana laws of the United States, specifically 21 U.S.C. § 176a; 26 U.S.C. § 4744(a) (2) and 26 U.S.C. § 4742(a). The three other counts charged substantive offenses in violation of those laws.
Birch pleaded guilty, and the appellants, tried by the court on jury waiver, were found guilty on each count and sentenced on each to serve ten years in the penitentiary, the sentences to run concurrently.
Appealing from the conviction and sentence, the…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Remmer v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1953
- Rent v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1954
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3Cited by45 opinions
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- United States v. Roy Arthur NelsonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1969
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