Legal Opinion
United States v. John Patrick Ross, Also Known as Jon P. Ross
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided December 10, 1990No. 90-3134PublishedCited by 71 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEPHEN H. ANDERSON, Circuit Judge.
John Patrick Ross, a/k/a Jon P. Ross, was convicted of possessing cocaine with intent to distribute, 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1), and two counts of carrying a firearm in relation to a drug trafficking crime, 18 U.S.C. § 924(c). Ross appeals his convictions and sentence. We affirm in part and reverse in part.
FACTUAL BACKGROUND
In April, 1989, a confidential informant told Sedgwick County Sheriffs Detective Robert Benton that an individual named “Jon” was distributing large amounts of cocaine in Wichita, Kansas. The informant told Benton that Jon sold cocaine from…
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