Legal Opinion
United States v. Mark Edward Currie
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 16, 1979No. 78-1444PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KILKENNY, Circuit Judge:
Appellant appeals from an order of the district court denying his 28 U.S.C. § 2255 motion to set aside a judgment of conviction on two counts of knowingly and intentionally distributing cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). We affirm.
ISSUES
I. Did the district court commit plain error by allowing in evidence testimony of similar prior criminal activity of appellant for which he was never convicted?
II. Was appellant denied his constitutional right to the effective assistance of counsel?
I
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2Cases cited6 opinions
- Sanders v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Troy Cooper v. C. J. FitzharrisCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1978
- Berlin Acey Odom v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1972
- Juan Jose Medrano v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1963
- Fred Stein v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1968
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3Cited by21 opinions
- United States v. Robert E. TuckerCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983
- Barry Jay Feldman v. Gary L. HenmanCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1987
- United States v. Richard Lee Scrivner, AKA Richard Lee ScrivnerCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1999
- United States v. Nicholas PalumboCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1979
- Hall v. SumnerDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1981
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