Legal Opinion
Beland v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 27, 1941No. 9601PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McCORD, Circuit Judge.
The appellants Charles Beland and Bert Barkley, with 27 others were indicted and charged with violations of the Harrison Anti-Narcotic Act, 26 U.S.C.A. Int. Rev. Code, §§ 2353, 2354, and the Drugs Import and Export Act, 21 U.S.C.A. § 174, and with conspiracy to violate these acts. The record here is the same as in Chadwick et al. v. United States, 5 Cir., 117 F.2d 902, decided February 18, 1941, where a general statement of the case may be found.
Beland was found guilty on counts 16, 18, and 42 of the indictment. He received a general sentence of five years imprisonment…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Morse v. LewisCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1932
- Henry v. SpeerCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1913
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3Cited by44 opinions
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