Legal Opinion
United States v. Steve Richards
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided July 3, 1984No. 83-5189PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARRISON L. WINTER, Chief Judge:
Defendant appeals from his judgment of conviction for conspiring to possess with intent to distribute more than 1000 pounds of marijuana in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846. He argues that there was insufficient evidence that he participated in a conspiracy of this magnitude, that the statute under which he was sentenced to nine years’ imprisonment, 21 U.S.C. § 841(b)(6), offends equal protection • principles, and that the district court erred in denying his motion for recusal. Seeing no merit in any of defendant’s contentions, we affirm.
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3Cited by18 opinions
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