Legal Opinion
United States v. West
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided June 8, 1989No. Nos. 88-5803, 88-5808, 88-5809, 88-5810PublishedCited by 149 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TERRENCE WILLIAM BOYLE, District Judge:
Charles Frances West, Jr., Bradley David Thomas, Matthew Mervin Mills, and James J. Williamson appeal their convictions on various drug-related charges arising out of a 108-count indictment. We affirm, except for West’s conviction on Count 57 for unlawful use of a communication facility, which we reverse, and Thomas’s sentence for his conspiracy conviction on Count 4, which we set aside.
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The 18-day trial revealed the defendants’ participation in an organization engaged in the large-scale importation and distribution of marijuana and cocaine. Drugs were…
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