Legal Opinion
Louis Perez Cerda v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 10, 1968No. 21934_1PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Per curiam
This is an appeal from a jury conviction on two counts of a three-count indictment. The appellant was found guilty under 21 U.S.C. § 174 of facilitating the sale of certain heroin and of facilitating the concealment and transportation of the same heroin. He raises three alleged errors: (1) an alleged abuse of discretion by the trial court in refusing a continuance; (2) the existence of entrapment as a matter of law; and (3) the failure to instruct on the “procuring agent” theory.
Appellant’s counsel relied (and properly so) on the representations of government counsel that the government…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Jesus Velarde-Villarreal v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1965
- United States v. James William PrinceCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1959
- Joseph E. Lewis v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1964
- Joe Bruno v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1958
- Joe Vasquez and Joe Garcia Verduzco v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1961
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3Cited by9 opinions
- United States v. Charles Edward Louderman, United States of America v. Jacquelyn Mary Louderman, AKA Jackie WilliamsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1978
- United States v. Tony S. Hernandez, (Two Cases). United States of America v. Sergio T. RamosCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1973
- United States v. Kenneth A. Makekau and Yoichi TakahashiCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1970
- United States v. David Paul Castanon, United States of America v. Antonio Oliveres LopezCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1972
- Louis Perez Cerda v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1973
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