Legal Opinion
United States v. Clarence Lee McDowell
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided May 16, 1983No. 82-8079PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GODBOLD, Chief Judge:
Clarence Lee McDowell was convicted of attempt to possess with intent to distribute cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. Sec. 846. We affirm.
I
In the fall of 1980 McDowell purchased two kilograms of cocaine from Fernando Dalmau. Dalmau was arrested later for an unrelated offense and agreed to act as an undercover agent for the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).
In the summer of 1981 Dalmau and McDowell began negotiating another cocaine deal. They discussed the deal in a series of telephone conversations that DEA recorded. McDowell, a resident of Knoxville, Tennessee,…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- United States v. Roy MandujanoCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- United States v. Martin Molina Oviedo, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- United States v. Robert Jackson, William Scott and Martin AllenCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1977
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