Legal Opinion
United States v. Robert Luther Barnes
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 22, 1978No. 77-5827PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FAY, Circuit Judge:
Appellant Robert Barnes appeals from convictions on three counts: 1) conspiracy to import and possess cocaine with intent to distribute; 1 2) importation of cocaine; 2 and 3) possession of cocaine with intent to distribute. 3 He was jointly tried with Donna Ballard.
According to the government’s theory of the case, Appellant, Donna Ballard, Robert McClure, and Donna’s sister, Lisa, 4 conspired to import and distribute cocaine. Donna, Lisa and McClure were arrested after a customs inspector discovered cocaine in McClure’s suitcase. Barnes was arrested later. The group was…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- United States v. Orange Jell BeechumCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- United States v. Larry Allen MyersCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- Weiss v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1941
- United States v. Donna BallardCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- United States v. Regino PalaciosCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
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3Cited by53 opinions
- United States v. Frank Hayes, Dorothy Foley Hayes and Alice BaldwinCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- United States v. Thomas Norman GayCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1985
- United States v. Donna BallardCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- United States v. Arturo Rodriguez, Vincente RamirezCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985
- United States v. Alberto Montes-Cardenas, A/K/A Tony CamposCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1984
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