Legal Opinion
United States v. A. J. Briggs, A/K/A "Smiley,"
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided March 29, 1972No. 610, Docket 71-2155PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FRIENDLY, Chief Judge:
This appeal from a judgment of conviction entered in the District Court for the Western District of New York, after a jury trial, differs from the usual narcotics case in three respects: The informer, one Jefferies, who, on the Government’s evidence, introduced Narcotics Agent Ford to the defendant and was present at the two sales which formed the basis for the indictment, appeared as a defense witness and denied that the introduction and the transactions to which Agent Ford had testified had ever taken place. 1 The defendant took the stand and denied having been present…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- United States v. AtkinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1936
- State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- United States v. Elliott Kahaner, Antonio Corallo and James Vincent KeoghCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1963
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3Cited by57 opinions
- United States v. Jose Figueroa, Angel Lebron, and Ralph AcostaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1980
- United States v. FinkelsteinCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1975
- United States v. Frank QuattroneCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2006
- United States v. William N. AndersonCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1973
- United States v. John W. Sliker, John Carbone, and Theodore Buchwald, A/K/A "Bucky," DefendantsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1985
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