Legal Opinion
United States v. Phillip Ellisor Jones, Also Known as Phillip Jones, United States of America v. Talfred Brown
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided June 2, 1995No. 93-4240, 94-4030PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN P. MOORE, Circuit Judge.
These appeals arise from the same trial in which both appellants were jointly accused. We combine them here for ease of disposition. After reviewing the record, we conclude the government failed in its burden of proof and thus vacate the judgments of conviction.
Talfred Brown and Phillip Ellisor Jones were convicted of possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute, 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1), and of carrying and using a firearm during a drug trafficking crime, 18 U.S.C. § 924(c). Both raise several issues on appeal, but we deal only with the sufficiency…
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