Legal Opinion
Government of the Virgin Islands v. Valdemar Hendricks
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided April 3, 1973No. 72-1911PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
VAN DUSEN, Circuit Judge
Defendant Hendricks was convicted of both of two counts of selling heroin in violation of 19 V.I.C. § 604(a) and was sentenced to ten-to-fifteen years on each count, to be served consecutively. He asserts here that the district court erred in regard to jury selection, jury instructions, and sentencing. We affirm.
The circumstances of the two sales are essentially the same. The police employed one Carlos Encarnación to pur chase the drugs. According to the testimony of the police and Encarnación, on October 14, 1971, and again on October 19, 1971, the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Gore v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- United States v. Darnell R. Kinnard, United States of America v. Mahlon PayneCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1972
- Fletcher v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1946
- United States v. Edsel GriffinCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1967
- United States v. Joseph FrankCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1957
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3Cited by24 opinions
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- United States v. Paul F. GregorioCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1974
- United States v. Edward Williams, United States of America v. Andrew Blandin, A/K/A "Zigzag" "Jigsaw," United States of America v. Anthony Tate, A/K/A "Coco,"Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1986
- United States v. Lewis Aaron CookCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1991
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