Legal Opinion
United States v. Oscar W. Wesley and Velma Cooper
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 6, 1984No. 84-3287PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALVIN B. RUBIN, Circuit Judge: *
Of the numerous issues raised by the defendants on appeal, only one has prece-dential value.
Oscar Wesley appeals from his conviction of possessing a firearm after having been convicted of a felony, influencing the due administration of justice, and tampering with a witness. His co-defendant, Velma Cooper, appeals from her conviction of obstructing the due administration of justice. We conclude that the defendants were properly charged under both 18 U.S.C. §§ 1503 and 1512, that § 1503 is applicable to obstruction of the administration of justice by attempts to…
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