Legal Opinion
United States v. Anthony Merchant
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided May 3, 1993No. 92-3237PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BARRETT, Senior Circuit Judge.
Anthony Merchant appeals his jury conviction of possession of a prohibited object, cocaine, while an inmate in the United States Penitentiary at Leavenworth, Kansas.
Merchant was charged in a superseding indictment with possessing cocaine and attempting to introduce cocaine into a federal *1093penitentiary in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1791(a), (a)(2) and (b)(1), and 18 U.S.C. § 2. The jury returned a verdict of guilty on the possession charge but not guilty on the charge of introducing cocaine into a federal penitentiary.
The Federal Public Defender was appointed to…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- United States v. Wesley WillieCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1991
- United States v. Lewis D. AllenCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1990
- United States v. Paul Solina and Ronnie BruscinoCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
- United States v. Mary Jayne Roberts, United States of America v. Mark Douglas PettyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1992
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3Cited by31 opinions
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- United States v. Edward P. ReddeckCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1994
- United States v. Quincy J. ConwayCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1995
- United States v. ProctorCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1999
- United States v. GaviriaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1997
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