Legal Opinion
United States v. Hollister K. Cotton
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided May 27, 1981No. 79-2165PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BARRETT, Circuit Judge.
Hollister (Holly) K. Cotton (Cotton) appeals his jury conviction of distributing cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C.A. § 841(a)(1) 1 and 18 U.S.C.A. § 2 2 as charged in Count II. Cotton was charged with Lewis Leon McCutcheon in a two count indictment. Prior to trial, the Court, on its own motion, severed Counts I and II, directed that trial would proceed on Count II first, and also, thereafter, severed the trials of Cotton and McCutcheon on Count II. Count II charged:
On or about July 18, 1979, in the State and District of Colorado, HOLLISTER K. COTTON and LEWIS LEON…
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