Legal Opinion

United States v. Banks

Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Decided March 6, 2018No. 16-6322PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MORITZ, Circuit Judge.

A jury convicted Michael Banks of sixteen drug-related crimes, and the district court sentenced him to life in prison plus 60 months. This is Banks' direct appeal. For the reasons explained below, we affirm his convictions and sentence.

BACKGROUND

In the fall of 2014, law enforcement obtained information suggesting that members of the Rollin 90s Crips, led by Daryl Ingram, were manufacturing and distributing cocaine base in Oklahoma City. As a result, the Oklahoma City Police Department, the FBI, the United States Postal Service, and the IRS launched a joint investigation…

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3Cited by22 opinions

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