Legal Opinion
United States v. McCall
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 19, 2008No. 07-51456PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WIENER, Circuit Judge:
Defendant-Appellant Rafi Wali McCall was charged in a two-count indictment with twice distributing 50 or more grams of cocaine base (“crack”) to Erma Williams and for doing so both times within 1000 feet of a school. A jury convicted McCall on both counts, finding that he violated 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), 841(b)(1)(A), and 860. McCall timely appealed those convictions, advancing four reasons for his entitlement to relief: (1) The district court plainly erred when it failed to declare a mistrial sua sponte after the government elicited improper guilt-by-association…
2Cases cited41 opinions
- United States v. Orange Jell BeechumCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- United States v. GarciaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2005
- United States v. Jose P. FlorescaCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1994
- United States v. ReynaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1998
- United States v. William Henry Forrest and Maxine ForrestCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
36 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by30 opinions
- United States v. Joseph EbronCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2012
- United States v. OlguinCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2011
- United States v. Joshua KinchenCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2013
- State v. SpearSupreme Court of Kansas · 2013
- United States v. CarrilloCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2011
25 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.