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United States v. Wimbley

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided January 28, 2009No. 07-6361PublishedCited by 29 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

RONALD LEE GILMAN, Circuit Judge.

Russell Wimbley was charged with three counts of distributing crack cocaine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a), after allegedly selling varying quantities of the drug to a police informant on three separate occasions. He was convicted by a jury on all three counts and was sentenced by the district court to a mandatory minimum life sentence under 21 U.S.C. § 841(b)(1)(A) as a result of both his current and prior drug convictions. In this timely appeal, Wimbley contends that the district court erred by twice denying his motions for a mistrial after (a) a…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Harmelin v. MichiganSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  2. Kimbrough v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
  3. United States v. Sean Lamont CromerCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2004
  4. United States v. Lewis Francis (97-1129) and Louay Francis (97-1130)Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1999
  5. United States v. Kenneth Joseph HillCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1996

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3Cited by29 opinions

  1. United States v. GrahamCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2010
  2. United States v. YoungCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2017
  3. United States v. HowardCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2010
  4. United States v. AllenCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2010
  5. United States v. SmithCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2010

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