Legal Opinion
United States v. Williford
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided December 21, 1989No. Crim. No. 89-00259(1)Published
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
VAN ANTWERPEN, District Judge.
Following a jury trial on December 5 and 6, 1989, defendant Mark Anthony Williford was found guilty of two counts of Distribution of Cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) and two counts of Distribution of Cocaine Within 1,000 Feet of a School, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 845a. Defendant has filed a “Motion for Judgment not Withstanding the Verdict; Motion for Judgment of Acquittal and/or Motion for New Trial.”
In the Motions the defendant contends that:
1. The verdict was contrary to law.
*10782. The verdict was contrary to the weight of the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Glasser v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Manson v. BrathwaiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- United States v. Nathaniel Coleman, A/K/A "Boo Tee Coleman,"Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1989
- United States v. CohenDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1978
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