Legal Opinion
United States v. Bobby Staten
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided May 9, 1978No. 76-1747PublishedCited by 173 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by SPOTTS-WOOD W. ROBINSON, III, Circuit Judge.
SPOTTSWOOD W. ROBINSON, III, Circuit Judge:
At a jury trial in the District Court, appellant was convicted of possession of marijuana 1 and of possession of heroin and methylphenadate with intent to distribute. 2 He now presses two claims for our consideration. One is that the evidence was legally insufficient to prove that he possessed the drugs, and resultantly that the court should have granted his motion for a judgment of acquittal. 3 The other is that the court’s instruction authorizing the jury to predicate guilt…
2Cases cited52 opinions
- Holland v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
- Nye & Nissen v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- United States v. PeoniCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1938
- United States v. GaineySupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Bernard Austin v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1967
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3Cited by173 opinions
- United States v. Oliver L. NorthCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1990
- United States v. Guillermo Novo Sampol, United States of America v. Alvin Ross Diaz, United States of America v. Ignacio Novo SampolCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1980
- United States v. Harold v. Gleason, Paul Luftig and J. Michael CarterCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1980
- Rivas v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2001
- Curry v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1987
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