Legal Opinion
United States v. Danny Owens (95-6357), Blake Owens (95-6405), Ira John Woodfin (95-6631), and Kaye Miller Bennett (95-6632)
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided December 23, 1998No. 95-6357, 95-6405, 95-6631 and 95-6632PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SILER, Circuit Judge.
Defendants appeal their convictions and sentences for their roles in an interstate drug, prostitution, and gambling conspiracy. They raise numerous issues, including: (1) admission of evidence of violent and racial incidents at the business; (2) exclusion of evidence tendered for the defendants; (3) the constitutionality of the statutes involved; (4) bias by the district judge; (5) erroneous instructions; and (6) sentencing errors. As set forth below, we AFFIRM.
I. BACKGROUND
In 1992, nine persons, including appellants, were indicted for conspiracy and substantive…
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