Legal Opinion

Gregorio Vega De Luna v. United States

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided February 9, 1956No. 15625PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RIVES, Circuit Judge.

Appellant and his co-defendants waived a jury trial in writing, as permitted by Rule 23, Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, 18 U.S.C.A., and were tried by the court without a jury. The court made a general finding that the appellant was guilty under Counts 8 and 9 of a nine-count indictment, and sentenced him to imprisonment for a term of four years and to pay a fine of $100.00. Count 8 charged that appellant and his co-defendants “fraudulently and knowingly received, concealed and facilitated the transportation and concealment of a narcotic drug, to-wit; 701 grains of…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. United States v. JohnsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
  2. Earl E. Vick v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1954
  3. E. C. Lloyd v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1955
  4. Young v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1938
  5. Demos v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1953

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3Cited by22 opinions

  1. Gordon v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
  2. William Dennis Riggs v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1960
  3. Mac T. Hall v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1961
  4. Government of the Virgin Islands v. John LakeCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1966
  5. James M. Cuthbert and Warren F. Busby v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1960

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