Legal Opinion
United States v. Cecil W. Elledge, and Wayne Anthony Poole
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided January 27, 1984No. 82-7327PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RONEY, Circuit Judge:
Cecil W. Elledge and Wayne Anthony Poole were convicted in a jury trial of conspiracy to import marijuana and conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute marijuana. 21 U.S.C.A. §§ 963, 846. The defendants claim there was insufficient evidence to support their convictions and that the district court committed reversible error by admitting evidence of a death threat made to a government witness. After a careful review of the trial record and the recorded conversations and meetings, we affirm.
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2Cases cited15 opinions
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3Cited by42 opinions
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