Legal Opinion
United States v. Thomas Adams, A/K/A Tommy Jacobs
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided November 18, 1970No. 34194_1PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DANAHER, Senior Circuit Judge:
The appellant here insists that Judge Tyler abused his discretion in failing to grant appellant’s pre-trial motion for severance which was renewed and again denied at the close of appellant’s case. The first count charged that appellant, on or about April 3,1967, had sold 18.275 grams of heroin hydrochloride. The second count specified that when arrested on or about January 16, 1968, appellant possessed 1.595 grams of heroin hydrochloride.
The claims of respective counsel had been illuminated at a pre-trial evidentiary hearing, followed by argument with a…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Opper v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Nathan L. Drew v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1964
- United States v. William BentvenaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1963
- Robert G. Baker v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1968
- John P. Tillman, Robert Barber Moore, Johnny C. Wilson, Larry Fox, Donald P. Stone and Michael W. Simmons v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
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3Cited by17 opinions
- United States v. Joseph R. JacksonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1980
- United States v. Richard J. RabbittCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1978
- United States v. Pembrick Edward Foutz, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1976
- United States v. Alvin SantiagoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1990
- United States v. WilsonDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1983
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