Legal Opinion

United States v. Jackson

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided November 8, 2010No. 09-10850PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge:

Colin Dalawn Jackson (“Jackson”) appeals his conviction and sentence, following a jury trial, for conspiring to possess with intent to distribute more than five kilograms of cocaine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846. Jackson primarily argues that the district court erred in admitting into evidence two notebooks received from Jackson’s alleged coconspirator during a proffer session. The coconspirator did not testify or otherwise authenticate the notebooks, but they purportedly show the quantity of cocaine the coconspirator distributed to Jackson. Jackson contends…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  3. Crawford v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  4. Davis v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2006
  5. Melendez-Diaz v. MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 2009

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. United States v. Yeley-DavisCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2011
  2. United States v. Enitan IsiweleCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2011
  3. United States v. JacksonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2011
  4. United States v. JacksonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2010
  5. Crompton Greaves, Ltd. v. Shippers Stevedoring Co.District Court, S.D. Texas · 2011

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