Legal Opinion
United States v. Rafeal Wofford
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided September 28, 1977No. 77-1383PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HEANEY, Circuit Judge.
Rafeal Wofford and Samuel Gibson were indicted for unlawfully distributing heroin in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). The three-count indictment, one count for each sale, charged Gibson under Counts I and II and Wofford under Counts II and III.
The appellant, Wofford, was tried alone in February, 1977. This trial resulted in a hung jury. Wofford was retried in March, 1977, with the defendant Gibson. The jury found Wofford guilty of Counts II and III and Gibson guilty of Counts I and II. The trial court sentenced Wofford to six years imprisonment on each count with the…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- John P. Tillman, Robert Barber Moore, Johnny C. Wilson, Larry Fox, Donald P. Stone and Michael W. Simmons v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Jack Marrin Williamson and Morris Lee Lowrey v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1963
- Tillman v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- United States v. James W. McCord Jr., A/K/A Edward J. Warren A/K/A Edward J. HamiltonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1975
- United States v. Curtis Charles Overshon and John OvershonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1974
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3Cited by34 opinions
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