Legal Opinion

Eddie Rena Hamer v. United States

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided October 6, 1958No. 20-70117PublishedCited by 54 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BARNES, Circuit Judge.

Appellant was convicted on two counts of a five count indictment. On one count she was acquitted by the jury — two counts were dismissed by the judge.

The two counts which resulted in convictions related to the alleged sale of 283 grains of heroin on September 11, 1956, and of 223 grains of heroin on September 24, 1956; the sale in each instance having been made to one William Farrington. These offenses were charged in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 174. 1 A timely appeal is taken here. 28 U.S.C. §§1291 and 1294.

Appellant raises five points on appeal, which we separately…

2Cases cited33 opinions

  1. Carroll v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
  2. Brinegar v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
  3. Adams v. United States Ex Rel. McCannSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
  4. United States v. MorganSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
  5. Betts v. BradySupreme Court of the United States · 1942

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3Cited by54 opinions

  1. Robert G. Baker v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1968
  2. United States v. John Cardillo, Lawrence Harris, Ralph Kaminsky, John Knapp, Louis Margolis, and Louis PiselliCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1963
  3. State v. PizzutoIdaho Supreme Court · 1991
  4. People v. BrawleyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1969
  5. Couser v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1978

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