Legal Opinion

United States v. Peter Blake, AKA David Clark and Winston Wilson

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided October 10, 1991No. 90-1829PublishedCited by 41 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CLARK, Chief Judge:

Peter Blake was convicted and sentenced under a seven-count indictment charging various weapons and narcotics offenses. He raises challenges to the indictment, to portions of the evidence admitted against him at trial, and to the sufficiency of the evidence on several counts. We affirm.

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In March 1989, Blake purchased two semiautomatic pistols from a dealer at a trade show in Dallas. He completed the transaction forms using the alias of Winston Wilson.

*337In early April 1990, Dallas police officers observed Blake during a “reverse” drug transaction. An officer conducting…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. United States v. Orange Jell BeechumCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
  2. United States v. Michael G. Thevis, Alton Bart Hood, Global Industries, Inc., Anna Jeanette EvansCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
  3. United States v. Stephen Roderick McRaeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
  4. United States v. Leon A. CohenCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
  5. United States v. Patricia Lynn OpagerCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979

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3Cited by41 opinions

  1. United States v. PaceCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1993
  2. United States v. ThomasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1994
  3. United States v. Gilberto Pineda-Ortuno and Carlos Ramirez-CarranzaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1992
  4. United States v. William Beverly William Pritchett, Also Known as O and Reginald Brown, Charles Tyrone White, Also Known as Nfn Black, and Dana FosterCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1993
  5. United States v. GibsonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1995

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