Legal Opinion
United States v. Robert Conway
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 11, 1980No. 79-5483PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FRANK M. JOHNSON, Jr., Circuit Judge:
Robert Conway was convicted of conspiracy to import cocaine into the United States in violation of 21 U.S.C.A. § 963. He appeals, urging four grounds of error. First, he contends the trial court committed reversible error by failing to rule on his motion for judgment of acquittal that he made at the close of the Government’s case. Second, Conway argues the evidence is insufficient to support the verdict. Third, he urges that he was denied the effective assistance of counsel by the trial court’s order forbidding him to discuss the case with his attorney…
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