Legal Opinion

United States v. John David Davis, Robert Lee Anderson, Opry Felton Lowe, Ronnie Berg Mills

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided April 28, 1986No. 85-8289PublishedCited by 55 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HENDERSON, Senior Circuit Judge:

On December 7, 1984, John David Davis, Robert Lee Anderson, Opry Felton Lowe and Ronnie Berg Mills were convicted by a jury in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia of numerous charges arising out of a drug conspiracy. They challenge their convictions on numerous grounds, the most substantial being that the trial judge abused his discretion by admitting a prior conviction of John David Davis. We affirm.

The appellants were charged with participating in a drug smuggling scheme directed by Larry Douglas Evans. The government’s case…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. Larry Bonner v. City of Prichard, AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1981
  3. United States v. Augustin Alvarez, Oscar Hernandez, Mario C. Simon, Rolando Rios, Ramon Raymond, Eduardo Portal, Victoriano Concepcion, A/K/A "Macho"Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985
  4. United States v. Albert Solomon Preston, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
  5. Nicholas C. Scheib v. Williams-Mcwilliams Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980

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3Cited by55 opinions

  1. State v. LaMarOhio Supreme Court · 2002
  2. State v. LaMarOhio Supreme Court · 2002
  3. Samples v. City of AtlantaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1988
  4. Commonwealth v. PaddySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2002
  5. United States v. EllisCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1997

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