UNITED STATES v. MORRISON

No. 78-2258.

602 F.2d 529 (1979)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. MORRISON, Hazel, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided May 10, 1979.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied July 10, 1979.

As Amended July 16, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Salvatore J. Cucinotta (argued), Philadelphia, Pa., for appellant.

William E. Ball (argued), Asst. U. S. Atty., Peter F. Vaira, U. S. Atty., Walter S. Batty, Jr., Bonnie Brigance Leadbetter, Asst. U. S. Attys., Philadelphia, Pa., for appellee.

Before HUNTER and WEIS, Circuit Judges, and MARKEY, Chief Judge, of the Court of Customs and Patent Appeals.


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied July 10, 1979.

OPINION OF THE COURT

JAMES HUNTER, III, Circuit Judge:

On June 28, 1978, the Appellant, Hazel Morrison, was indicted on two counts of illegally distributing heroin in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) (1976). Prior to trial, she filed a Motion to Dismiss the Indictment with Prejudice, alleging denial of her sixth and fourteenth amendment right to effective assistance of counsel and her fourteenth...

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