Legal Opinion
United States v. Burns
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 8, 2008No. 07-50321PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SOUTHWICK, Circuit Judge:
Tommy Delando Burns was convicted by a jury of one count of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute crack cocaine and two counts of aiding and abetting the distribution of crack cocaine. He was sentenced to 360 months’ imprisonment on each count and five years supervised release with all sentences to run concurrently. Burns appeals his conviction alleging (1) ineffective assistance of counsel; (2) improper remarks by the prosecutor at trial; and (3) insufficiency of the evidence to support the conviction. Burns also challenges his sentence in light of…
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3Cited by49 opinions
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