Legal Opinion

United States v. Stephenson

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided January 25, 1991No. Nos. 89-2472, 89-2473, 89-2513, 89-2514, 89-2566PublishedCited by 63 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ROY, Senior District Judge.

The appellants in these consolidated appeals were members of a cocaine base distribution ring, which operated in Kansas City, Missouri and adjacent areas in 1987 and 1988. On November 15, 1988, an indictment was returned against appellants charging them with conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of cocaine base (“crack”) in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), 841(b)(1)(A), and 846. The indictment alleged that the conspiracy spanned from “on or about May 28, 1987 until on or about August 23, 1988.” Appellants were taken into custody during the months of November…

2Cases cited33 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  3. Florida v. RoyerSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  4. United States v. MendenhallSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  5. Dunaway v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1979

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3Cited by63 opinions

  1. United States v. ElderCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1996
  2. United States v. Michael John Canino, James Gilbert Marcum, John G. Flynn, and David Leonard MalkinCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
  3. United States v. Gabriel Parra LopezCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2006
  4. United States v. Gary O'DellCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2000
  5. United States v. TokarsCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1996

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