Legal Opinion
United States v. James Frederick Swayne
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided February 25, 1983No. 82-1598PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROSS, Circuit Judge.
The appellant, James Swayne, was convicted of possession of cocaine with the intent to distribute in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri.1 The case was tried to the court. The appellant urges, as grounds for reversal, that the district court erred in failing to suppress cocaine found in the defendant’s luggage and an inculpatory statement made after the arrest. Also, appellant maintains that the court erred in failing to find that insufficient evidence was adduced at trial to support his conviction. We affirm the judgment of the district…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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- Beck v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- McCray v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Reid v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- United States v. Orlando Vasquez, Carlos Sanchez, Fernando Eugenio Medina, Amparo Valencia Medina, Clara Inez Mesa and Hernando MesaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1980
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3Cited by18 opinions
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