Legal Opinion
United States v. Parker
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 16, 2007No. 06-60244PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:
Charles Parker claims his statutory and constitutional rights to a speedy trial were violated because his trial began over 550 days after his initial indictment. He also asserts that the jury verdict was based on insufficient evidence and that the district court erred in applying a life imprisonment sentencing enhancement. Finding no error, we affirm.
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The grand jury returned a seventeen-count indictment on April 20, 2004, against Parker, Spencer Jordan, and Rodney Boler alleging in part that they had participated in a conspiracy to distribute cocaine base, also…
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