Legal Opinion
United States v. Tony Lynn Fortson (98-1496) Elberto Anthony Paulino (98-1897)
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided October 12, 1999No. 98-1496, 98-1897PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RYAN, Circuit Judge.
For the purposes of issuing our decision, we have consolidated these two cases involving the same drug conspiracy transaction.
The defendants were convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute cocaine, contrary to 21 U.S.C. § 846, and aiding and abetting the possession with intent to distribute cocaine, contrary to 18 U.S.C. § 2. The district court denied the motions for judgment of acquittal.
The principal issue in each appeal is the sufficiency of the evidence to justify conviction, although there are other issues as well, including a…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- United States v. CronicSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- United States v. Willie Kincaide (96-1771), Christian R. Key (96-1915), Keith Elbert Riley (96-1772)Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1998
- United States v. Ernest Glenn Pierce, Sr. (94-5841) and Brian Grayson Tackett (94-6234)Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1995
- United States v. Vernon Owen Vannerson (85-1507), and Lorena Gleason Stevens Vannerson (85- 1518)Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1986
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3Cited by59 opinions
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- United States v. Jermaine Cortez CarterCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2004
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