Legal Opinion
United States v. Sparks
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 9, 1993No. 92-4302PublishedCited by 89 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judge:
Defendants, Roderick Deandra Sparks (“Sparks”), Bonnie Ray Dews (“Dews”), David Lee Spignor (“Spignor”), and Joe Thomas Tucker (“Tucker”), were jointly tried before a jury and convicted of various offenses stemming from a conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine. All four defendants were convicted of conspiring to possess with intent to distribute a controlled substance, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846 (1988). Sparks, Dews, and Spignor were found guilty of possession with intent to distribute within 1,000 feet of a public school, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 860…
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