Legal Opinion
United States v. Palmaria Brown and Sharon Dixon Porter
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 20, 1989No. 88-1805PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHNSON, Circuit Judge:
Appellant Palmaria Brown (“Brown") was convicted of five out of six counts of distribution of cocaine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) and 18 U.S.C. § 2. Brown was also convicted of one count of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846, and 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). Appellant Sharon Dixon Porter (“Porter”) was convicted of one count of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) and 18 U.S.C. § 2. Both appellants allege that various errors at the trial court require…
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