Legal Opinion
United States v. Willie James Richardson, A/K/A Riz, A/K/A Raheem
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided September 3, 1999No. 98-4139PublishedCited by 172 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed by published opinion. Judge NIEMEYER wrote the opinion, in which Chief Judge WILKINSON and Judge MOON joined.
OPINION
NIEMEYER, Circuit Judge:
Willie Richardson challenges his convictions for conspiring to distribute cocaine and for possession of cocaine with the intent to distribute, contending that the government’s testimony against him was improperly obtained from coconspirators by offering them leniency, immunity, and promises not to prosecute other crimes, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 201(c)(2) (prohibiting a person from offering “anything of value” in exchange for testimony), and…
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