Legal Opinion

United States v. David Ronald Chandler, A/K/A Ronnie Chandler

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided September 30, 1993No. 91-7466, 91-7577PublishedCited by 216 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BIRCH, Circuit Judge:

This appeal challenges the first death sentence imposed under the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988, 21 U.S.C. § 848(e) et seq. The defendant Ronald David Chandler appeals both his conviction and sentence on the capital charge as well as his convictions and sentences on other related counts. We VACATE Chandler’s conviction and sentence for conspiracy. We AFFIRM all other convictions and sentences, including Chandler’s death sentence.

I. BACKGROUND

On May 8, 1990, Charles Ray Jarrell Sr. and Marlin Shuler drove to Snow’s Lake in Piedmont, Alabama. At the lake, Jarrell and Shuler…

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2Cases cited81 opinions

  1. Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. United States v. OlanoSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  3. Estelle v. McGuireSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  4. Arizona v. FulminanteSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  5. Lockett v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1978

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3Cited by216 opinions

  1. State v. GuthrieWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1995
  2. Jones v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1999
  3. David Ronald Chandler v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2000
  4. Robert Glen Coe, Petitioner-Appellee/cross-Appellant v. Ricky Bell, Warden, Respondent-Appellant/cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1999
  5. State v. GarnerOhio Supreme Court · 1995

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