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United States v. Ashley

Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Decided June 1, 2010No. 08-4015PublishedCited by 103 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Affirmed by published opinion. Judge WILKINSON wrote the opinion, in which Judge MOTZ and Judge GOODWIN joined.

OPINION

WILKINSON, Circuit Judge:

Van Cleve Ashley was indicted on three federal charges in connection with his efforts to have a government informant and witness murdered. A jury convicted him on all three counts and he now appeals from two of those convictions. Because each of Ashley’s claims on appeal is without merit, we affirm his convictions.

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Ashley’s convictions arise out of the attempted murder of one Thomas Dixon, a drug dealer turned government informant. Ashley’s role was…

2Cases cited28 opinions

  1. Pinkerton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
  2. United States v. FeolaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  3. United States v. Frank Kahled Burgos, United States of America v. Alexio Burnard GobernCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1996
  4. United States v. MillerSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  5. United States v. RoselliCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1970

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3Cited by103 opinions

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  5. United States v. Roger Day, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2012

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