Legal Opinion
Alexander Ruben Estrella v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 10, 1970No. 23375PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TRASK, Circuit Judge:
Defendant, Estrella, appeals from a jury verdict of guilty rendered against him on six counts 1 arising from two sales of heroin made on June 17, and June 28, 1965, more than three years prior to his trial. 2 Both sales were made to an informant, Luna, who was apparently providing evidence of narcotics violations to federal officers to mitigate the effect of an indictment filed against him for a narcotics violation. The indictment against Luna was dismissed during June 1966.
While testifying that he remembered meeting the informant in May 1965, and that he had made the…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Howard Ross v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1965
- United States v. Richard Anthony CapaldoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1968
- Raymond R. Woody v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1966
- Jerome Benson v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1968
- United States v. Lloyd Stanley WaltonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1969
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3Cited by18 opinions
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- Government of the Virgin Islands v. Eugene H. Smith, D/B/A Smitty's Mechanical and RentalCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1971
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