Legal Opinion
United States v. Jones
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided December 5, 2011No. 10-2769PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SHEPHERD, Circuit Judge.
Ronald E. Jones was convicted of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute heroin, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(b)(1)(A), and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1)(A). Jones appeals his conviction, arguing that the district court 1 violated both his Sixth Amendment right to counsel of his choice and his constitutional right to be present at critical stages of trial. We affirm.
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