Legal Opinion
United States v. Anthony Theodore Sonntag, United States of America v. Dana Conrad Nicholson, Jr.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided September 1, 1982No. 81-5502, 81-5558PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KRAVITCH, Circuit Judge:
In this consolidated appeal Anthony Sonntag and Dana Nicholson contend that they were improperly convicted of possession with intent to distribute and conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and 846. They raise a variety of claims of error, including the failure to suppress certain evidence seized at Nicholson’s home and from Sonntag’s wallet, the trial court’s instructions on the entrapment defense, various discretionary rulings by the court on evidentiary matters and the conduct of trial, and insufficient…
2Cases cited25 opinions
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- Lewis v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
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3Cited by23 opinions
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