Legal Opinion

United States v. Brown

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided August 10, 1994No. 92-02947PublishedCited by 45 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

W. EUGENE DAVIS, Circuit Judge:

Appellants Julio Castro, Brenda Brown Thurman and Calvin Brown appeal their convictions on drug trafficking charges. Castro also appeals his sentence. The government appeals the sentences imposed against Thurman and Brown, as well as against defendant Constance Dianne Hendriex. For the reasons that follow, we affirm each of the challenged convictions, we affirm the sentence imposed against Castro, and we vacate the sentences imposed against Thurman, Brown and Hendriex.

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In February 1992, fourteen defendants were charged in a two-count indictment. Count one…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Glasser v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
  2. Williams v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
  3. Deal v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  4. United States v. FelixSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
  5. United States v. Russell H. WoganCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1991

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3Cited by45 opinions

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