Legal Opinion

United States v. George Poindexter, Montez Day

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided August 15, 1991No. 90-6030, 90-6260PublishedCited by 36 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RYAN, Circuit Judge.

George Poindexter and Montez Day appeal their jury convictions for possession with intent to distribute cocaine and use of a firearm in a drug trafficking crime. Po-indexter also appeals his conviction of being a felon in possession of a firearm, although he makes no argument in support thereof.

Day raises the following issues:

1.Whether Day was unfairly prejudiced by the district court’s admonishment to defense counsel not to comment during closing argument on the lack of fingerprint evidence; and

2.Whether the district court erred by denying Day’s Fed.R.Crim.P. 29 motion…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. United States v. Richard StewartCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
  2. United States v. Juan A. Acosta-CazaresCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1989
  3. United States v. Chan Walker Zielie, Keith H. Gustafson, Thomas David Wilkerson, Robert Walter Govern, and Leon D. MausserCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1984
  4. United States v. Calvin L. QuinnCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1990
  5. United States v. Henry Daniel Stull, Sr., Henry Daniel Stull, Jr., and Patricia MooradianCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1984

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3Cited by36 opinions

  1. Cox v. TreadwayCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1996
  2. United States v. Antoine Segines (92-4051) Michael Alston (92-4059) Adrian Ayers (92-4060)Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1994
  3. Dortch v. FowlerCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2009
  4. Wheeler v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2007
  5. United States v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1992

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