PEREZ v. UNITED STATES

No. 18864.

297 F.2d 12 (1961)

John PEREZ and Arturo Moreno, Jr., Appellants, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

December 21, 1961.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John E. Fitzgibbon, Laredo, Tex., Neal Dancer, Corpus Christi, Tex., John Fitzgerald Ryan, Jr., Laredo, Tex., for appellants.

William B. Butler, Scott Cook, Asst. U. S. Attys., Woodrow Seals, U. S. Atty., William A. Jackson, Asst. U. S. Atty., Houston, Tex., for appellee.

Before TUTTLE, Chief Judge, and HUTCHESON and JONES, Circuit Judges.


HUTCHESON, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment of conviction of each appellant on two counts of jointly smuggling marihuana, in violation of 21 U.S.C.A. § 176a, and jointly transporting, etc., marihuana without having paid a transfer tax, in violation of 26 U.S.C. § 4744(a) (2). Appellants were sentenced generally on both counts to imprisonment, Perez for six years and Moreno for ten years.

The prosecution's case consisted of proof of...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases