Legal Opinion
United States v. Evans
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided June 30, 1992No. Nos. 90-5186 to 90-5189 and 90-5202PublishedCited by 190 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EBEL, Circuit Judge.
This case involves an elaborate drug distribution network in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Five defendants were convicted of conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute “crack” cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841 and 846. They were sentenced to long-term imprisonment pursuant to the Sentencing Guidelines.
On appeal, the defendants attack their convictions and sentences on numerous grounds.1 Most importantly, they contend that (1) the government did not present sufficient evidence to establish a single conspiracy and to connect them to it, and that (2) the…
2Cases cited33 opinions
- Kotteakos v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- United States v. MendenhallSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Harmelin v. MichiganSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Pinkerton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Blumenthal v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
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3Cited by190 opinions
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