Legal Opinion

United States v. Chester Jones

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided May 1, 1962No. 13512PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SCHNACKENBERG, Circuit Judge.

On this appeal, Chester Jones, defendant, asks us to reverse a judgment of the district court finding him guilty on all counts of an indictment, three of which charge sales of heroin and three of which charge possession of that drug, in violation of specified statutory provisions, as amended by the Narcotics Control Act of 1956.

A trial by jury was waived and defendant was tried by the court.

In this court the errors relied upon arise out of (1) the defense of entrapment and (2) the use of allegedly prejudicial testimony.

The principal witnesses for the government…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Sorrells v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
  2. Sherman v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
  3. United States v. BeckerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1933
  4. United States v. Glen William ZiemerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1961
  5. United States v. PerkinsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1951

3Cited by11 opinions

  1. United States v. Ramon Cardova EsquerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1972
  2. People v. KadlecAppellate Court of Illinois · 1974
  3. United States v. Robert Lee BrownCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1975
  4. United States v. James S. Zimmerman and Eugene J. CiasulloCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1963
  5. United States v. Johnny CarterCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1963

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