Legal Opinion
United States v. Yves Geffrard and Shannon Landry
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided July 5, 1996No. 93-4339PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARLINGTON WOOD, Jr., Senior Circuit Judge:
The two defendants, Geffrard and Landry, were found guilty on various counts of a five-count indictment charging cocaine, firearms and counterfeiting offenses except Landry was acquitted of Count III, the firearm count. 1 Two other defendants similarly charged were tried with defendants, but acquitted on all counts. At sentencing, on the government’s motion, the court departed upward. 2
One issue relates to whether or not the district judge abused his discretion in excusing a juror for just cause after deliberations had begun and the jury had already…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- United States v. KopitukCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
- United States v. Samuel ScrogginsCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1989
- United States v. Perry Lee Gates, Michael Todd BurleyCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1992
- United States v. Eduardo Ignancio MunioCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1990
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3Cited by44 opinions
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- United States v. RegisterCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1999
- United States v. SmithCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2000
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