Legal Opinion
United States v. Larry Wilson Dickey
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 13, 1996No. 95-40752PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DeMOSS, Circuit Judge:
Larry Wilson Dickey appeals his convictions for manufacturing methamphetamine and firearm violations. Applying the recent Supreme Court decision in Bailey v. United States, — U.S. -, 116 S.Ct. 501, 133 L.Ed.2d 472 (1995), we find the evidence insufficient to support his firearms conviction under 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1) and reverse the two convictions under that statute. Finding no other reversible error, we affirm all other convictions and sentences.
BACKGROUND
In June 1994 the Galveston County Narcotics Task Force received an anonymous tip through Houston Crime Stoppers…
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