Legal Opinion
United States v. Gerald Arnett Ghant, United States of America v. Gregory R. Nichols
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 6, 2003No. 02-3258, 02-3262PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.
Gerald Ghant and Gregory Nichols appeal their convictions for conspiring to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute more than five kilograms of cocaine. See 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(A)(ii)(II), § 846. We affirm the judgment of the district court. 1
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Both defendants contend that they were prejudiced by a variance between the indictment and the government’s proof at trial. According to the defendants, although they were charged with one conspiracy occurring “[o]n or about September 1, 1994, and continuing thereafter through July 15, 1998,”…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Kotteakos v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Berger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
- United States v. Earnest Washington, United States of America v. Wendell E. FortenberryCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2003
- United States v. Bruce A. Beckman, United States of America v. Thomas KellyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2000
- United States v. JonesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1989
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3Cited by33 opinions
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