Legal Opinion
United States v. Swinney
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 30, 1992No. Nos. 91-1294, 91-1502, 91-2135, 91-2486, 91-2931 and 91-3151PublishedCited by 94 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FAGG, Circuit Judge.
In two separate trials, Levi Swinney, Freddie Blackshire, Donzell Mayfield, James Harvey Bradley, Terence Swinney, and James A. Willis (collectively the defendants) were convicted of various drug-related crimes arising out of a large cocaine distribution conspiracy. The defendants appeal their convictions and sentences. We affirm.
The four defendants convicted at the first trial, Levi Swinney, Terence Swinney, Blackshire, and Mayfield, contend they are entitled to a new trial because the Government, in violation of Batson v. Kentucky, 476 U.S. 79, 96-98, 106 S.Ct. 1712,…
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