Legal Opinion
United States v. Willie Bell, (Two Cases)
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided November 1, 1974No. 72-1518, 72-2209PublishedCited by 79 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SPOTTSWOOD W. ROBINSON, III, Circuit Judge:
A jury found Willie Bell guilty of two federal narcotic offenses 1 and, additionally, of carrying a pistol without a license. 2 On these appeals, one from the judgment of conviction 3 and the other from denial of a motion for a new trial, 4 Bell argues a number of grounds for reversal. 5 In this opinion we consider, in varying detail, each of his contentions, and for reasons articulated we affirm.
I. THE FACTUAL BACKGROUND
We begin with a recital of the highlights of the Government’s evidence at Bell’s trial. Bell and two others, Willie Cardwell and…
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