Legal Opinion
United States v. Russell Pruitt
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided January 8, 1974No. 73-1342PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GIBSON, Circuit Judge.
Russell Pruitt appeals his judgment of conviction, entered after a jury trial, on two counts of distribution of heroin in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). He was sentenced by The Honorable James Meredith, Chief Judge of the District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, to a term of imprisonment of five years on each count, to run concurrently.
On appeal defendant alleges three grounds of error: (1) failure to instruct the jury on his “procuring agent” or “purchasing agent” defense and other proffered instructions, (2) the giving of the defendant’s “actual…
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