Legal Opinion
United States v. Dixon
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 29, 1997No. 96-60277PublishedCited by 76 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MAGILL, Circuit Judge:
Appellants Stanley Knox and Dwight Dixon were convicted of various federal offenses related to their participation in a drug trafficking conspiracy. Appellants appeal their convictions and sentences, raising a torrent of legal challenges. We vacate Knox’s conviction for conspiracy and affirm the district court in all other respects.
I
Between 1992 and 1995, appellant Stanley Knox operated a large cocaine distribution organization in Tippah County, Mississippi. Knox’s organization consisted of over nine members who worked under Knox’s direction to obtain, transport,…
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