Legal Opinion

United States v. Benjamin A. Davis

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided January 20, 1994No. 92-6497PublishedCited by 57 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JOINER, Senior District Judge.

Benjamin Davis appeals his conviction and sentence for possession of cocaine with intent to distribute, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) and 18 U.S.C. § 2. On appeal, Davis challenges the denial of his motion to dismiss the indictment based on alleged selective prosecution; the admission of evidence of 30 or 40 prior crack sales; the denial of his motion for a new trial based on newly discovered evidence pertaining to improprieties committed in unrelated cases by one of the arresting officers; and his 210-month sentence based on career offender status. We…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Bordenkircher v. HayesSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  2. United States v. BatchelderSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. United States v. D.G. Seago, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1991
  4. United States v. Richard Rodney Robison (89-3724), and James Roosevelt Smoot (89-3520)Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1990
  5. United States of America, Cross-Appellant v. Alberto Gessa, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1992

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3Cited by57 opinions

  1. United States v. Ernest Glenn Pierce, Sr. (94-5841) and Brian Grayson Tackett (94-6234)Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1995
  2. United States v. PiperCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1994
  3. Smith v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1995
  4. United States v. Elias Gaitan-Acevedo (95-1616) Paul Free (95-1694) Leonarda Oropeza Arechiga (95-1758) Charles Crehore (95-1764)Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1998
  5. Swington v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1999

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