Legal Opinion

United States v. Keyon Lakeith Mitchell Duford Lee Mitchell

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided May 15, 2007No. 06-40335PublishedCited by 96 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KING, Circuit Judge:

Defendants-appellants Keyon LaKeith Mitchell and Duford Lee Mitchell appeal their convictions and sentences stemming from their involvement in a crack-cocaine conspiracy in Paris, Texas. After a jury trial, both were convicted of one count of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute crack cocaine and one count of possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug-trafficking crime. For the reasons that follow, we AFFIRM.

I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

The government presented evidence at trial that defendant-appellant Keyon Mitchell and co-defendants Corwin…

2Cases cited41 opinions

  1. Lindh v. MurphySupreme Court of the United States · 1997
  2. Richardson v. MarshSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
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  4. United States v. MaresCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2005
  5. United States v. Orange Jell BeechumCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978

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