Legal Opinion

United States v. Clarence Williamson, Jr.

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided August 11, 2016No. 15-1745UnpublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

COLE, Chief Judge.

For over a decade, Clarence Williamson headed a large cocaine and marijuana distribution organization in the Detroit, Michigan area. A jury convicted him of three counts: conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute cocaine and marijuana, conspiracy to launder money connected to drug trafficking, and conspiracy to possess a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking. He challenges those convictions on several grounds: first, that he was subjected to double jeopardy in violation of the Fifth Amendment; second, that there was insufficient evidence…

2Cases cited55 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
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  3. Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
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  5. Arizona v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1978

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3Cited by9 opinions

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