Legal Opinion
United States v. Patrick E. Washington
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided November 15, 1993No. 91-3270PublishedCited by 75 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LOGAN, Circuit Judge.
Defendant Patrick E. Washington appeals three convictions for distribution of cocaine base in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) and the sentence imposed upon him. He argues that (1) the district court improperly admitted into evidence the cocaine base allegedly obtained by the confidential informant (Cl) because the chain of custody was inadequate, (2) the evidence was insufficient to establish defendant distributed cocaine, (3) the district court should have applied a clear and convincing standard of proof to the relevant conduct evidence utilized when sentencing…
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