Legal Opinion
United States v. Andrew Jackson Smith, Isaac Hicks, Samuel Smith, James Sawyer
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided December 14, 1990No. 88-5187PublishedCited by 102 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GODBOLD, Senior Circuit Judge:
Defendants Isaac Hicks, James Sawyer, A.J. Smith, and Samuel Smith appeal from their convictions and sentences following a five-week narcotics conspiracy trial. 1 We affirm on all issues with a single exception. Defendants Hicks and A.J. Smith were improperly convicted of multiple firearm offenses; we vacate their sentences on these convictions and remand to the district court with instructions.
The major issues involve validity and execution of search warrants (Hicks), severance (Samuel Smith and Sawyer), evidentia-ry issues (Sawyer), jury instructions (Samuel…
2Cases cited33 opinions
- Larry Bonner v. City of Prichard, AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1981
- Franks v. DelawareSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Bourjaily v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Arizona v. HicksSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- United States v. Nelson BellCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
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3Cited by102 opinions
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- James Sawyer v. Carlyle Holder, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2003
- United States v. George Dean, James Earl Cofer, Kenneth Dewayne Smith, and Kenneth Earl FlowersCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1995
- United States v. Liana Lee LopezCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2011
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