Legal Opinion
United States v. Naylor R. Harrison, Jr., United States of America v. Jay C. Wissler
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided October 13, 1983No. 82-5031, 82-5087PublishedCited by 86 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SPROUSE, Circuit Judge:
After a joint jury trial in the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, Naylor R. Harrison, Jr., and Jay C. Wissler were convicted of conspiracy to distribute cocaine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846. Harrison was individually convicted of three additional counts of knowingly or intentionally distributing cocaine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). Both men appeal their convictions, assigning nine errors in the conduct of the trial below, including among others (1) improper denial of jury instructions, (2) prosecutorial misconduct; (3) failure to…
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