Legal Opinion
United States v. Wesley Bernard Williams
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided August 29, 2003No. 02-4344PublishedCited by 68 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed by published opinion. Judge WILKINSON wrote the opinion, in which Judge WIDENER and Judge KING joined.
OPINION
WILKINSON, Circuit Judge:
Appellant Wesley Bernard Williams and three other individuals robbed and killed a drug dealer, Kirktrick Cooper, in South Carolina in August 2000. Williams was convicted by a jury of five counts of drug trafficking and possession, Hobbs Act robbery, and possession and use of a firearm. He was sentenced to concurrent terms totaling 45 years’ imprisonment. Williams’ chief contention on appeal is that his robbery of Cooper failed to affect interstate…
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