Legal Opinion
United States v. Paul MacDonald
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided May 30, 1972No. 71-1153, 71-1154, 71-1225PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COFFIN, Circuit Judge.
This is a consolidated appeal involving three defendants, MacDonald, Kelley and Trott, who were convicted in a jury trial of violating and conspiring to violate 26 U.S.C. § 4705(a) by dealing in cocaine not in pursuance of a written order form issued for that purpose. 1 MacDonald and Kelley were sentenced on both the substantive and conspiracy counts to ten years imprisonment, to be served concurrently; Trott was sentenced to five years imprisonment. 2
From the evidence produced at trial, it appears that the initial contact in contemplation of a sale of cocaine was made…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Chimel v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Ker v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Holland v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
- Harris v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- United States v. John FlanneryCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1971
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3Cited by44 opinions
- United States v. Paul C. Porter, United States v. Walter G. Baker, United States v. Frederick L. Hearn, United States v. Larry ReservitzCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1985
- United States v. Franjo Ivic, Nedjelko Sovulj, Ivan Cale and Stipe Ivkosic, DefendantsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1983
- United States v. Javan Foster, Javan Foster v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1972
- Richard Dunn v. Everett I. Perrin, Jr., Laurence Black v. Edward CoxCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1978
- State v. CottonIdaho Supreme Court · 1979
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