Legal Opinion

United States v. Bobby Cochran, A/K/A "Sundance", Teddy Doyle Butler and Bobby Fred Williamson

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided January 24, 1983No. 82-4164PublishedCited by 71 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:

Bobby “Sundance” Cochran, Teddy Doyle Butler, and Bobby Fred Williamson were convicted by a jury for conspiring to distribute and distributing cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 846 and 841(a)(1). Cochran also was convicted for distributing one ounce of cocaine in violation of § 841(a)(1). They now urge: (1) that the district court admitted co-conspirators’ statements without obtaining independent evidence of an ongoing conspiracy; (2) that the proof at trial varied from the indictment; (3) that the jury’s inspection of transcripts of an inadmissible…

2Cases cited33 opinions

  1. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. United States v. United States Gypsum Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1948
  3. United States v. Donald James and David Anthony Butler, United States of America v. Henry Smith and Kenneth Wayne WhitmoreCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
  4. United States v. Carlton E. Bryant, United States of America v. William E. TurnerCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1971
  5. United States v. Jose Hector Santos VergaraCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982

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3Cited by71 opinions

  1. United States v. BaileyCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1997
  2. United States v. ThomasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1994
  3. Thomas Stokes v. Euda Delcambre, as Sheriff of Vermillion ParishCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
  4. United States v. Antonio Badalamenti, Andrea Gambino, Ferdinando Capasso, DefendantsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1986
  5. United States v. Charles Eldon Lokey, Michael Stutevoss, Christopher Anthony DavisCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1991

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