Legal Opinion
United States v. Alvis Copeland, Jr.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided March 31, 1995No. 94-1268PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WELLFORD, Circuit Judge.
Defendant Alvis Copeland, Jr., was convicted by a jury of one count of conspiring to distribute cocaine. The trial court concluded that between 1986 and 1993, Copeland distributed more than 1500 grams of cocaine base (crack). The district court concluded that this resulted in a base offense level of 38 under the guidelines, and sentenced Copeland to a total of 324 months incarceration.
Copeland raises many challenges on appeal, including allegations of jury misconduct and bias, improper admission of past criminal acts, improper admission of store receipts which…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- United States v. Roy C. Blakeney (90-5664), Kenneth A. Kutnyak (90-5665), and James E. Box (90-6041)Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1991
- United States v. Clarence EvansCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1989
- United States v. BakerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1988
- United States v. James Marshall Shackelford (84-5995), Douglas McArthur Brooks (84-5998)Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1985
- United States v. Augustine Chikadili Okayfor (92-1706), and Tim Okosi (92-1812)Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1993
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3Cited by47 opinions
- United States v. Wendell LayneCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1999
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- United States v. Anna TrujilloCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2004
- United States v. Elias Gaitan-Acevedo (95-1616) Paul Free (95-1694) Leonarda Oropeza Arechiga (95-1758) Charles Crehore (95-1764)Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1998
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