Legal Opinion
United States v. Donald Hugh Hall
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 12, 1977No. 76-1140PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WALLACE, Circuit Judge:
Hall was convicted of three counts of distributing cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) and (b). Hall claims that the district judge improperly defined cocaine to the jury and refused to instruct the jury on his theory of the case. He also claims that the district judge erred in denying his motion for judgment of acquittal. We affirm.
I
Hall’s challenges to the guilty verdict are based upon one central contention: The substance which he sold to government agents was not properly proven to be cocaine. Under federal narcotics law, cocaine is defined as:
Coca leaves…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- United States v. Roy Arthur NelsonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1969
- United States v. Paul L. Wayman, Paul Howard Noe Alias H. P. Knowles, Robert L. Hutcheson, Andvictor M. Moore, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- United States v. NoahCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1973
- United States v. Leonard R. Shewfelt and Imperial County Land CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1972
- The Travelers Insurance Company v. Ray RyanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
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3Cited by44 opinions
- United States v. AmmarCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1983
- United States v. Raul Lopez-AlvarezCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1992
- United States v. SarnoCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1995
- United States v. Johnnie T. WarrenCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1994
- United States v. Hilda Escobar De BrightCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1984
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