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· 3/31/1958

Madsen v. Overholser

Citations

  • 356 U.S. 920
  • 78 S. Ct. 703
  • 2 L. Ed. 2d 715
  • 1958 U.S. LEXIS 1314

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  • noting that defendant's extensive dealings with several co-conspirators who knew that the contraband was imported is factor supporting inference that defendant also knew drugs were imported
  • knowledge cocaine was to be imported in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 952 could be proven through circumstantial evidence

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