Legal Opinion

United States v. James Bayless

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided August 29, 1991No. 90-2655PublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BOWMAN, Circuit Judge.

Appellant James Bayless was convicted by a jury of conspiring to distribute cocaine, and possessing it with the intent to distribute it. He was sentenced to ten years in prison. On appeal, he challenges both his conviction and his sentence. We affirm.

On June 3, 1988, Donald McCloskey, John McConnell, Damon Dobbins, Deborah Byrne, David Dixon, and Bayless were indicted for conspiracy to possess marijuana and cocaine with intent to distribute. McCloskey, McConnell, Dobbins, and Byrne were in custody within five days of the indictment and were taken to trial without Dixon…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Dwight Arnold Camp v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1978
  2. United States v. StephensonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1991
  3. United States v. Larry Ware, A/K/A Larry David PayneCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1990
  4. United States v. Wardell Byron Harris, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1977
  5. United States v. Grant Bancroft HeineCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1990

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3Cited by26 opinions

  1. United States v. WilsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
  2. State v. CofieldSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1992
  3. United States of America, Appellee/cross-Appellant v. Edward F. Balfany, Appellant/cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1992
  4. United States v. Ortiz-MartinezCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1993
  5. United States v. Lawrence A. SaffeelsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1992

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