Legal Opinion

United States v. Vickie J. Wylie

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided December 13, 1990No. 89-6105PublishedCited by 75 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*971JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:

Vickie J. Wylie was convicted after a jury trial of conspiracy in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and (b)(1)(C) and possession with intent to distribute cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846. She received a sentence of 63 months consecutively on each of the charges and a fine of $250,000.

On appeal, Wylie challenges both her conviction and sentence, arguing (1) that the court’s acceptance of a co-conspirator’s altered indictment, which no longer mentioned Wylie, constituted a de facto dismissal of her from the indictment; (2) that the affidavit in support of…

2Cases cited56 opinions

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  3. Smith v. PhillipsSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
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  5. Russell v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1962

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3Cited by75 opinions

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  5. United States v. Steven RicciardelliCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1993

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