Legal Opinion
United States v. Boyd
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided December 19, 1997No. 94-8074, 94-8612, 95-9167 and 95-9187PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Per curiam
Calvin M. Boyd and Pinkney Clowers III appeal their convictions and sentences on various charges relating to a crack cocaine conspiracy in Macon, Georgia. For the reasons stated below, we vacate Clowers’ drug conspiracy conviction and sentence and remand for resentencing; we affirm in all other respects.
I. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
After the breakup of the Macon, Georgia drug ring of which he was a member, Pink-ney Clowers decided to go into business for himself, . In early 1990 Clowers formed a partnership with Arleigh Carrington, one of the leaders of the old drug ring. The two bought…
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