Legal Opinion
United States v. Rodney Cyrus, A/K/A Victor Barlow
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided December 12, 1989No. 88-3156PublishedCited by 93 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge MIKVA.
MIKVA, Circuit Judge:
Appellant, Rodney Cyrus appeals his criminal conviction for possession of over 50 grams of “crack” cocaine. Cyrus alleges that he was denied effective assistance of counsel because his trial attorney failed to challenge evidence as the product of an unlawful Terry stop or to move for a mistrial in light of juror misconduct. Appellant also challenges the constitutionality of his sentence imposed under the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, alleging that the higher sentence imposed for crack possession (compared to cocaine…
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