Legal Opinion
United States v. Calverley
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 20, 1994No. 92-1175PublishedCited by 461 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POLITZ, Chief Judge:
This appeal provides the occasion for our en banc court to revisit and clarify the issue of plain error in criminal cases in this circuit. Convicted on a guilty plea of possession of ethyl ether with intent to manufacture amphetamine, Timothy Lynn Calverley challenges his sentence. Three of the assigned errors were not raised in the trial court and do not constitute plain error. The fourth is without merit. We affirm.
Background
Calverley was arrested and indicted for possession of 2.5 gallons of ethyl ether with the intent to manufacture amphetamine.1 At his detention…
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