Legal Opinion
United States v. Joseph A. Nickerson and Danny Joe Hawkins
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 11, 1982No. 80-5885PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THOMAS A. CLARK, Circuit Judge:
This appeal arises out of the convictions of Joseph A. Nickerson and Danny Joe Hawkins for their activities regarding plots to smuggle marijuana into the United States. Specifically, Nickerson was convicted of conspiring to import marijuana in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 952 and of conspiring to possess marijuana in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846. Hawkins was convicted on both conspiracy counts as well as for possession of marijuana with intent to distribute it in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). The appellants claim that the district court made several errors…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Glasser v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- United States v. Laurel Joan MorrisCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- United States v. Joseph Lichenstein and Leo BellaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- United States v. Sidney Levine and Mpd Film Productions, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- Kaminski v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1953
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3Cited by42 opinions
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