Legal Opinion
Vamvas v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 14, 1926No. 4595PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRYAN, Circuit Judge.
This is a prosecution for violations of the Harrison Narcotic Law (38 Stat. 785), as amended. 40 Stat. 1130 (Comp. St. Ann. Supp. 1919, § 6287g).
The indictment is in six counts. The first and fifth are companion counts, as are also the second and fourth. The first count charges that defendant made a sale of 15 grams of cocaine without having registered and paid the special tax required by the statute; the fifth count charges that he made the sale of the same cocaine without a written order and without a prescription. The second count is in the same language as the first,…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Morgan v. DevineSupreme Court of the United States · 1915
- United States v. ReisenweberCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1923
- Tritico v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1925
3Cited by18 opinions
- Joseph Anthony Accardi, Stephen Morales and Herman John Doming v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1958
- O'BRIEN v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1931
- McKinley E. Gore v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1957
- State v. ShawDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1969
- Silverman v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1932
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