Legal Opinion
United States v. William David Lively
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided November 10, 1986No. 85-3788PublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TJOFLAT, Circuit Judge:
Appellant William David Lively brings this appeal from his conviction in federal district court for conspiring to distribute cocaine. 1 He seeks a new trial on three independent grounds: (1) the district court erred in refusing to instruct the jury that once a co-conspirator becomes a government informer he can no longer be a member of the conspiracy; (2) the district court erred in refusing to instruct the jury that a mere buyer/seller relationship does not by itself establish a conspiracy between buyer and seller; and (3) the district court abused its discretion in…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Larry Bonner v. City of Prichard, AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1981
- Murray Stein v. Reynolds Securities, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
- Tatum v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1951
- Julian W. Sears v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1965
- United States v. Harold Donald HenryCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
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3Cited by60 opinions
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- United States v. Patrick Wayde Mealy and Lance B. SpottsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
- United States v. BrazelCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1997
- United States v. John FoxCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1990
- United States v. Daniel M. Paradies, the Paradies Shops, Inc., Paradies Midfield Corporation, Ira JacksonCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1996
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