Legal Opinion
United States v. Jesse McCoy Whitley
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 19, 1982No. 81-3432PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POLITZ, Circuit Judge.
Convicted by a jury of conspiring to possess marijuana with intent to distribute, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and 846, Jesse McCoy Whitley appeals, contending that the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress evidence, in admitting hearsay evidence and in its charge to the jury. Whitley also challenges the sufficiency of the evidence and disparages the assistance of his counsel. Finding no reversible error, we affirm.
Whitley and Dennis R. McClung were jointly indicted for conspiring to possess with intent to distribute 760 pounds of marijuana.…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Jones v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- United States v. SalvucciSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- United States v. PhillipsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- United States v. Donald James and David Anthony Butler, United States of America v. Henry Smith and Kenneth Wayne WhitmoreCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
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