U.S. v. MEHRA

No. 86-5105.

824 F.2d 297 (1987)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Benarsi Das MEHRA; Far Eastern Merchants, Inc., Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided July 24, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Judd Burstein (Robert F. Katzberg, Kaplan & Katzberg, New York City, Michael L. Lee, on brief) for defendants-appellants.

David Bernard Smith, U.S. Atty. (Kenneth W. McAllister, U.S. Atty., Greensboro, N.C., Becky M. Strickland, Paralegal Specialist on brief) for plaintiff-appellee.

Before WINTER, Chief Judge, PHILLIPS, Circuit Judge, and BUTZNER, Senior Circuit Judge.


BUTZNER, Senior Circuit Judge:

Benarsi Das Mehra and Far Eastern Merchants, Inc. (collectively Mehra) appeal a judgment convicting them of conspiring to import hashish, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 963, importation of hashish, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 952(a) and 18 U.S.C. § 2, and interstate travel in aid of racketeering, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1952(a)(3). Mehra claims that the district court erred...

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