Legal Opinion

United States v. Steven Roshan Skillern and Clifton Andre Skillern

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided November 18, 1991No. 90-8556PublishedCited by 40 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:

Steven and Clifton Skillern, brothers, appeal convictions for conspiracy to possess cocaine with intent to distribute. Clifton Skillern argues that there was insufficient evidence to convict him of conspiracy and that the district court erred in calculating his sentence. Clifton and Steven both argue that the district court erred by admitting a drug ledger into evidence. Finally, Steven Skillern argues that the district court erred in overruling Steven’s motion to suppress evidence recovered from the Navasota police's inventory search of an impounded car.

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Glasser v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
  2. South Dakota v. OppermanSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  3. Colorado v. BertineSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
  4. Illinois v. LafayetteSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  5. United States v. DeSimoneCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981

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3Cited by40 opinions

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  2. United States v. Tyron Mouton Mitchell, Byron Lamonte McCutcheon Raymond Lee Harbert, Jr., Corey Lamont Harbert and Derrick Dwayne BriscoeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1994
  3. United States v. Oscar Martinez-MoncivaisCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1994
  4. United States v. Alexis a Lage Jose a Luzardo Alberto DiazCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1999
  5. United States v. BullockCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1995

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