Legal Opinion
United States v. John Paul Avery (95-6430), Sherry Avery Daniels (95-6443), Michele Avery Daniels (95-6521)
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided December 16, 1997No. 95-6430, 95-6443, and 95-6521PublishedCited by 124 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RYAN, Circuit Judge.
OPINION
We are required to decide, in this case, 1) whether the evidence is sufficient to support the multiple drug-trafficking and money-laundering offenses of which the three defendants have been convicted, and 2) whether the constitutional bar against double jeopardy precludes defendant John Paul Avery’s conviction for both conspiracy and engaging in a continuing criminal enterprise.
Our answer to both questions is yes, and we will, therefore, affirm all of the convictions of all the defendants, except Avery’s conviction for conspiracy, which we will reverse.
Avery was…
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