UNITED STATES v. JOHN

No. 73-1905.

518 F.2d 705 (1975)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Lucky JOHN, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided June 24, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert S. Bailey, Chicago, Ill., for defendant-appellant.

James R. Thompson, U. S. Atty., Gary L. Starkman, Walter Jones, Jr., Asst. U. S. Attys., Chicago, Ill., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before RIVES, Senior Circuit Judge, PELL and SPRECHER, Circuit Judges.


PELL, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from appellant's conviction by a jury on six counts of knowingly using a communication facility to import marijuana in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 843(b) and on six counts of importing marijuana in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 952(a). The appellant, Lucky John, raises these issues on appeal: (1) whether venue on the importation counts of the indictment was proper in the Northern District of Illinois; (2) whether the trial...

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