Legal Opinion
United States v. Alan Ronnie Akers
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided March 15, 1983No. 82-1425PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MacKINNON, Circuit Judge:
Alan Ronnie Akers and John Henry Doughty were indicted for unlawful possession of a controlled substance (phenmetra-zine) with intent to distribute, 21 U.S.C. § 841(a), and with possession of a dangerous drug (phenmetrazine), D.C.Code 33-702. When the jury was unable to reach a verdict, a mistrial was declared and a new trial ordered. Thereafter Doughty became a fugitive and Akers was the sole defendant in the second trial. The jury found Akers guilty on the federal count charging unlawful possession with intent to distribute.1 He was sentenced to twelve to…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Harrison Richardson v. Thomas E. GregoryCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1960
- Green Miller, Jr. v. Lester PoretskyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1978
- Joseph R. Jackson v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1968
- Ragan v. CoxSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- State v. DarwinSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1971
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3Cited by44 opinions
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- United States of America, Cross-Appellant v. Lawrence Douglas Todd, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1990
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