Legal Opinion
United States v. Maurice Cooke
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 9, 1997No. 96-1852PublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUMMINGS, Circuit Judge.
A jury convicted Maurice Cooke for attempted possession of piperidine with intent to manufacture phencyclidine, 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(d)(1) and 846, as well as using and carrying a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime, 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1). In this appeal, Cooke does not challenge his attempted possession conviction; however, he does contend that the evidence was insufficient to support a conviction for using and carrying a firearm in relation to a drug crime and that the “using and carrying” jury instruction given by the district court was erroneous.…
2Cases cited48 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Lockhart v. FretwellSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Bailey v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
- Duren v. MissouriSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
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3Cited by58 opinions
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