Legal Opinion

United States v. Morris

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided February 16, 1995No. 92-09096PublishedCited by 78 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BENAVIDES, Circuit Judge:

These appeals concern five members of two of a number of organizations involved in a major cocaine trafficking scheme. Defendants-Appellants Willie Morris, Kenneth Morris, Brenda Owens (“Owens”), Ernesto Munoz (“Munoz”), and Charles Malone (“Malone”) were each convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846. Willie Morris was also convicted of money laundering in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1956; possession with intent to distribute cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) and 21 U.S.C. §…

2Cases cited32 opinions

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  5. Pinkerton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946

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3Cited by78 opinions

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