Legal Opinion
United States v. Brian Eugene Sawyers, United States of America v. Wilbert Odell Richardson, United States of America v. Brian Eugene Sawyers
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided June 4, 1992No. 91-1707, 91-1709 and 91-1879PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAY, Chief Judge.
Brian Sawyers and Wilbert Richardson appeal their convictions of conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute over five kilograms of cocaine pursuant to 21 U.S.C. § 846 and § 841(a)(1) (1988). The district court 1 sentenced the defendants to 121 months and 51 months respectively. On appeal, Sawyers and Richardson argue that the court wrongfully admitted government evidence obtained through the use of wiretaps which were not immediately sealed as required under 18 U.S.C. § 2518(8)(a) (1988); the court erred by not giving the multiple conspiracy instruction…
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