Legal Opinion
United States v. Robert Crisp, Edward Perrone and Gungor Yatman, United States of America v. Edward Perrone
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 1, 1977No. 76-2656 and 76-4259PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RONEY, Circuit Judge:
A jury convicted the defendants of conspiracy and multiple counts of possession of cocaine with intent to distribute, 18 U.S. C.A. § 2, 21 U.S.C.A. §§ 841(a)(1), 846. On appeal, they challenge the sufficiency and propriety of the Government’s evidence that the white substance they cut, snorted and sold was cocaine. Defendant Edward Perrone, the alleged organizer of a plan to distribute cocaine delivered to him at his massage parlors, claims prejudice from the failure to sever a separate continuing criminal enterprise count against him, 21 U.S. C.A. § 848, on which he was…
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- Warren Garrison v. Ross Maggio, Jr., Acting WardenCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
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3Cited by31 opinions
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- United States v. Wilson Tony Harrell, James Hawkins, Anthony Scire, Karl Heinz HarigCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1984
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