Legal Opinion
United States v. Gerald Leslie Hitsman
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 15, 1979No. 79-5021PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GEE, Circuit Judge:
All appellants appeal convictions under 18 U.S.C. § 2 and 21 U.S.C. §§ 812, 841(a)(1), and 846, for conspiracy to manufacture and distribute methamphetamine and substantive counts charging distribution and manufacture of methamphetamine. Appellants Reynolds and Hitsman also appeal convictions for distribution of methamphetamine to a minor under 18 U.S.C. § 2 and 21 U.S.C. § 845.
Appellants challenge the sufficiency of the evidence, the standard applied by the trial court in denying motions for acquittal, the court’s charge to the jury, and the admissibility of certain…
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