Legal Opinion
United States v. Jenell Goodley Taylor
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 14, 2000No. 98-51225PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POLITZ, Circuit Judge:
Jenell Goodley Taylor appeals her conviction and sentence, contending that the trial court committed various evidentiary errors that, considered either separately or cumulatively, resulted in unfair prejudice and require a reversal. Taylor also raises two issues relevant to the calculation of her sentence. Finding reversible error we reverse Taylor’s conviction and sentence and remand for a new trial.
BACKGROUND
Taylor was charged, along with 16 other defendants in a 54 count indictment, with one count of conspiracy to possess and distribute cocaine and cocaine base in…
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