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United States v. Ham

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided January 7, 2011No. 09-5730PublishedCited by 37 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

CLELAND, District Judge.

Michael Rodney Ham appeals his conviction for possession of cocaine base (“crack”) with intent to distribute, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense, and being -a felon in possession of a firearm. Ham objected to few if any of his issues at trial, but now challenges the admission of certain evidence, the sufficiency of the evidence, the district court’s jury instructions, certain statements by the Government in opening statement and closing argument, and his consecutive sentence under 18 U.S.C. § 924(c). We AFFIRM.

I. BACKGROUND

The…

2Cases cited40 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Old Chief v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
  3. United States v. Wendell LayneCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1999
  4. Abbott v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2010
  5. United States v. James P. CravenCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1973

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3Cited by37 opinions

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  5. United States v. Andy MayaCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2020

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