Legal Opinion
United States v. Ronald Taylor (92-6548) and Michael Nash (92-6549)
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided January 14, 1994No. 92-6548, 92-6549PublishedCited by 64 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MERRITT, Chief Judge.
This is an appeal from defendants’ convictions for violations of federal narcotics and firearms laws. The most significant issue is a mandatory minimum sentencing question raised by the court sua sponte at oral argument, the issue discussed below in Section IV.
A five-count indictment was filed in the Western District of Tennessee on September 11, 1990, against six defendants, including Nash and Taylor. Count 1 charged Nash and Taylor with possession with intent to distribute cocaine in-violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1); Counts 2 and 3 charged Nash and Taylor with aiding…
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