Legal Opinion
United States v. James Alvin Rhodes, A/K/A Mickey Rhodes, United States of America v. Garvey Martin Cheek, Jr.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided December 26, 1985No. 84-5241, 84-5242PublishedCited by 110 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WIDENER, Circuit Judge:
Garvey Martin Cheek and James Alvin “Mickey” Rhodes were convicted under 21 U.S.C. § 848 and other statutes for engaging in a continuing criminal enterprise (CCE) and other offenses on the basis of their dealings in controlled substances. Cheek received a 75-year sentence without parole under § 848, while Rhodes received a 50-year sentence without parole under that statute. Both received various other sentences. Cheek and Rhodes appeal their convictions on several grounds, but we find no reversible error and affirm.
Cheek and Rhodes were convicted after a jury found them…
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