Legal Opinion
United States v. Eugene C. Kirk, Sr.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided May 17, 1976No. 75-1359, 75-1364, 75-1365, 75-1386, 75-1429, 75-1449 and 75-1542PublishedCited by 155 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VAN PELT, Senior District Judge.
The nine appellants herein were convicted by a jury of having conspired to distribute, and to possess with intent to distribute, heroin, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846. Each appellant was also convicted of one or more related substantive distribution offenses. 1 They now appeal from those convictions, contending numerous errors were made by the trial court during their joint trial. We affirm on all issues raised in this appeal.
The issues presented are many:
1. Whether the evidence presented by the government established a single conspiracy as charged in the…
2Cases cited70 opinions
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- Spinelli v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- United States v. NixonSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- United States v. VentrescaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
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