Legal Opinion
Sauvain v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided March 1, 1929No. 8160PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McDERMOTT, District Judge.
The defendant was charged, in two counts, with possession and sale of narcotics. He was convicted and sentenced on both counts, and has appealed, assigning several errors, of which the more important will be noticed.
1. The conviction in the first count must be set aside. That count charged unlawful possession without having registered as a dealer or paid the tax. It is admitted that the morphine in question was not in a stamped package; the original exhibit has been forwarded by the clerk of the trial court to the clerk of this court, and an examination of the…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Robinson v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1929
- Paris v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1919
- Billingsley v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1921
- Taylor v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1927
- Giacolone v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1926
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Kempe v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1945
- United States v. Dominick Sabella and Charles LacasciaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1959
- State v. WilliamsSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1970
- United States v. Raymond Brown and Steven LileyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1972
- Crapo v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1939
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