Legal Opinion
United States v. Marcus Williams, United States of America v. Cortez Williams
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided April 3, 1996No. 95-2968, 95-2972PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BEAM, Circuit Judge.
Marcus Williams (Marcus) and Cortez Williams (Cortez) appeal their convictions and sentences for conspiracy to distribute and distribution of crack cocaine. Both appellants challenge the sufficiency of the government’s evidence regarding the quantity of drugs for which they were held responsible at sentencing. Marcus also challenges the qualifications of a member of his jury.
I. BACKGROUND
Marcus and Cortez Williams were charged with conspiracy to distribute and distribution of cocaine base. A woman named Mary Williams was on the jury venire. During voir dire the court asked…
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