FOSTER v. UNITED STATES

No. 16991.

308 F.2d 751 (1962)

Willie Frank FOSTER, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Eighth Circuit.

October 19, 1962.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Keith Mattern, St. Louis, Mo., for appellant.

William S. Martin, Asst. U. S. Atty., St. Louis, Mo., for appellee. D. Jeff Lance, U. S. Atty., on the brief.

Before VOGEL and VAN OOSTERHOUT, Circuit Judges, and VAN PELT, District Judge.


VOGEL, Circuit Judge.

Willie Frank Foster, who will hereinafter be referred to as the defendant, was charged by grand jury indictment in six counts with narcotic violations of 26 U.S.C.A. § 4705(a) and 21 U.S.C.A. § 174. He was originally brought to trial before a jury on October 18, 1961. During the cross-examination of the first government witness, one Oscar Hatcher, Hatcher reversed his testimony. On defendant...

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