Legal Opinion
United States v. Thomas Jerome Dillon
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided March 27, 1989No. 88-3226PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MERRITT, Circuit Judge.
Appellant Thomas J. Dillon was indicted for, and convicted of, various drug offenses: 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) (distribution of cocaine); 21 U.S.C. § 846 (conspiracy to possess cocaine with intent to distribute it); 21 U.S.C. § 843(b) (use of telephone to facilitate the crimes of conspiracy and distribution). He appeals on two grounds: (1) that the District Court erred by admitting evidence of his flight and by giving the jury an instruction on flight; and (2) that the District Court erred when it refused to exclude a juror when it appeared that her husband was attending…
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