Legal Opinion

United States v. Rockie Lane Hilliard

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided February 22, 1994No. 93-5450PublishedCited by 214 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BOYCE F. MARTIN, Jr., Circuit Judge.

Rockie Lane Hilliard appeals his jury conviction for aiding and abetting the possession of cocaine with intent to distribute and for carrying and using a firearm in relation to a drug trafficking crime. Hilliard1 challenges the district court’s exclusion of a codefend-ant’s statement against interest and contends that the evidence presented at trial was insufficient to support the jury’s verdict. For the following reasons, we affirm Hilliard’s convictions.

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2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  3. United States v. Marvin Stone (83-5015), (84-5167), Edwin Driggers (83-5016)Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1984
  4. United States v. Stephen Martin BeddowCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1992
  5. United States v. Clarence EvansCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1989

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3Cited by214 opinions

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  2. United States v. Gilberto Martinez (03-3833), Jerel Henderson (03-3835), Kevin S. Harris (03-3879), Brian Garrett (03-3917)Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2005
  3. United States v. Noah Beverly Johnny P. Crockett Douglas A. TurnsCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2004
  4. United States v. Benjamin Y. Owusu (98-3356), Larry Latham (98-3847), and Anthony Latham (98-3850)Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2000
  5. United States v. Rebecca K. Crossley (99-4076) Starla Grubich (99-4080),defendants-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2000

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