Legal Opinion

United States v. Jerry Joseph

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided June 14, 1976No. 75-1187PublishedCited by 33 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RONEY, Circuit Judge:

The defendant, Jerry Joseph, was convicted on two counts of knowingly and intentionally distributing heroin in violation of 21 U.S.C.A. § 841(a). On appeal Joseph presents five points for review:(1) that the evidence was insufficient to support his conviction;(2) that he was denied his Sixth Amendment right to compulsory process for obtaining witnesses;(3) that his motion for a mistrial should have been granted because of prejudicial prosecutorial remarks to the jury during closing argument;(4) that he was denied due process because of the nature of the Government’s…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  3. Glasser v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
  4. Giglio v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  5. Napue v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1959

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3Cited by33 opinions

  1. United States v. Phillip Onori and Theodore BukkyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
  2. State v. GlossonSupreme Court of Florida · 1985
  3. United States v. Ivan Melchor Moreno and Rigoberto Melchor MorenoCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
  4. United States v. Bobby Cochran, A/K/A "Sundance", Teddy Doyle Butler and Bobby Fred WilliamsonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
  5. Commonwealth v. MedinaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980

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