Legal Opinion
United States v. John Heap
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided May 4, 1965No. 383, Docket 29426PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LUMBARD, Chief Judge:
John Heap appeals his conviction and five-year sentence for violation of the federal narcotics laws, 21 U.S.C. §§ 173, 174, imposed by Judge Sugarman after a jury trial in the Southern District of New York. He argues first that the charge to the jury on “reasonable doubt” was improper, second, that the trial court erred in refusing to turn over to the defense material allegedly covered by the Jeneks Act, 18 U.S.C. § 3500, and, third, that the case should have been dismissed because of alleged irregularities in the pre-trial proceedings. We find these contentions without…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Holland v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
- Costello v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- United States v. James Rufus DavisCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1964
- United States v. SimmonsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1960
- United States v. Nicholas StenCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1965
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3Cited by23 opinions
- United States v. Joseph A. Chase, United States of America v. Robert H. Parrish, United States of America v. Wyatt J. Roy, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1967
- United States v. Robert Edwards, Max Jakob, John J. Lombardozzi and Milton ParnessCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1966
- United States v. Robert CowanCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1968
- United States v. SalleyUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1980
- United States v. Leonard Aiken, Charles Cole, Leroy Davis and Clifford RogersCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1967
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