Legal Opinion

United States v. Banks

Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Decided November 24, 1993No. Nos. 91-5025, 91-5030 and 91-5071 to 91-5074PublishedCited by 171 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

PHILLIPS, Circuit Judge:

These are the consolidated appeals of five defendants, William Kenneth Banks, Fernando Cumbo Blow, Bruce Elliott Boone, Samuel Collins, and Garry Copeland, who were tried, convicted, and sentenced for conspiracy to distribute heroin, cocaine, and crack cocaine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and 846, and for various related substantive offenses, and a cross-appeal by the Government that challenges the Guideline sentence imposed on Banks. We affirm as to all.

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This is what has come to be a classic drug conspiracy case in which a large number of persons,…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Aguilar v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  3. Grady v. CorbinSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
  4. Sgro v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
  5. United States v. Kenneth Wayne Daughtrey, A/K/A Kenneth Wayne DaughtryCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1989

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3Cited by171 opinions

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