Legal Opinion

United States v. Robert Phillips

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided July 30, 1991No. 90-8271PublishedCited by 27 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KRAVITCH, Circuit Judge:

Appellant Robert Phillips challenges his convictions and sentence on various counts of violations of the narcotics and firearms laws. Although we hold that there is no merit to Phillips’s appeal of his convictions, we remand for resentencing due to error regarding Rule 32 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure.

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Phillips was involved in a series of drug transactions with his codefendant Michael Alexander (not a party on appeal), Georgia Bureau of Investigation undercover agent Mays, and an informant. On November 29, 1988, Alexander and Phillips sold three ounces of…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Larry Bonner v. City of Prichard, AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1981
  2. Green v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
  3. United States v. Donald James and David Anthony Butler, United States of America v. Henry Smith and Kenneth Wayne WhitmoreCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
  4. United States v. Victor MacHado Miguel Angel Victorero, Edgardo Rafael Manotas, Fernando Gaviria-AguirreCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1986
  5. United States v. David K. Buckley, David K. Buckley v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1988

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3Cited by27 opinions

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  3. United States v. Michael Anthony AdamsCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2001
  4. United States v. BermeaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1994
  5. United States v. Gonzalo De Jesus TamayoCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1996

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