Legal Opinion
United States v. Steven Johnson, United States of America v. Tyrone Curry, A/K/A "Santa Claus", United States of America v. Yolanda Yvette Washington
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 25, 1989No. 88-3266, 88-3267 and 88-3269PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EUGENE A. WRIGHT, Circuit Judge:
Appellants bring this consolidated appeal of their convictions and sentences for cocaine and firearms charges. We consider (1) the district court’s refusal to require disclosure of the identity of a confidential informant, (2) the constitutionality of the mandatory sentencing provision of 21 U.S.C. § 841(b)(1)(B), and (3) the use of a conspiracy theory to support a firearms conviction under 18 U.S.C. § 924(c). We affirm.
I. BACKGROUND
Police executed at a Seattle residence a warrant which authorized a search of the building and a Chevrolet Nova. They found Tyrone…
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