Legal Opinion
United States v. Jo Anna Newby Caraway A/K/A Jo Newby and Daniel Elden Scales
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 4, 1973No. 72-2198PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIVES, Circuit Judge:
Defendants, Jo Anna Newby Caraway and Daniel Elden Scales, were charged in a two-count indictment with (1) conspiracy to violate 21 U.S.C. § 952(a),1 and (2) intentionally and knowingly violating § 952(a) by importing six pounds of marijuana.
Initially, each defendant pleaded not guilty to both counts. After denial of their joint motion to suppress “all evidence seized,” both defendants asked and were granted permission to withdraw the plea of not guilty as to Count II and to plead nolo contendere to that count. The district judge, upon accepting their pleas of no contest,…
2Cases cited27 opinions
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- McMann v. RichardsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
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3Cited by21 opinions
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