Legal Opinion
United States v. Dempsey Buford Merida, David Lee Merida, William Benjamin King, Tim Walker and Billy Ray Lilley
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 31, 1985No. 84-1066PublishedCited by 72 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POLITZ, Circuit Judge:
Following an eight-week trial, the jury returned verdicts of guilty on multiple counts of violations of the drug laws by Dempsey Buford Merida, David Lee Meri-da, William Benjamin King, Tim Walker, and Billy Ray Lilley. Defendants appeal, claiming various trial court errors. Finding no merit in any assignment of error, we affirm all convictions.
FACTUAL BACKGROUND
This case is the culmination of an extensive investigation into a criminal operation cognomened the Dempsey Merida Organization. The organization developed and operated a criminal enterprise engaged in the…
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