Legal Opinion
Ulfrano Garcia v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 20, 1963No. 19455_1PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GEWIN, Circuit Judge.
The appellant, Ulfrano Garcia, was tried by a jury and found guilty under an indictment charging him with one narcotics violation of 26 U.S.C.A. § 4744(a) (1). The substance of the charge was that Garcia as transferee failed to pay the required transfer tax on marihuana as provided by 26 U.S.C.A. § 4741(a). Being a third offender, Garcia was sentenced to a term of ten years imprisonment. 1 Notice of appeal was timely filed and this appeal is in forma pauperis.
The facts are relatively simple. On January 24,1961, Garcia was seen emerging from the Red Star Bar in El Paso,…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Wilson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1893
- Segurola v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1927
- United States v. Eloy Joseph Romero and Ralph John ViscontiCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1957
- Karl L. Smith v. United States of America, (Two Cases)Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1956
- Symons v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1950
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3Cited by44 opinions
- Dale Estin Birdsell v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1965
- United States of America Ex Rel. James Leak, Relator-Appellant v. Harold W. Follette, Warden, Green Haven Prison, Stormville, New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1969
- United States v. Thomas F. Johnson, J. Kenneth Edlin, and William L. RobinsonCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1965
- United States v. Jean Charles Rochan, Andre Ethier and Serge BrochuCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- Commonwealth v. CrawleySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1966
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