Legal Opinion
United States v. Sylvester Andrews
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided August 4, 1988No. 87-3109PublishedCited by 69 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDMONDSON, Circuit Judge:
This case concerns an inconsistency between jury verdicts finding one alleged co-conspirator guilty and the other not guilty in a joint trial. The indictment charged that defendant-appellee Sylvester Andrews and his co-defendant Robert Ford “did ... conspire ... together with each other to distribute cocaine.” When Andrews and Ford were tried together, the jury found Andrews guilty of conspiracy while finding Ford not guilty.1 The district court then granted Andrews’ motion for a judgment of acquittal based upon Herman v. United States, 289 F.2d 362 (5th Cir.1961),2…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Larry Bonner v. City of Prichard, AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1981
- Glasser v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Stirone v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- United States v. PowellSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Dunn v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
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3Cited by69 opinions
- United States v. Garcia, Appeal of Jose A. Figueroa-Rivera, Gabriel Grant, Celina Wilson-GrantCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1989
- United States v. David Jack Vogt, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1990
- United States v. Riley Harrington Keller, Iii, Millard Lee Smith, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1990
- United States v. Ray Thomas, United States of America v. Wayne Graham MasonCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1990
- Bateman v. Mnemonics, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1996
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