Legal Opinion
United States v. Anthony L. Olvis, A/K/A Tony Angela D. Palmer
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided October 11, 1996No. 96-4009PublishedCited by 95 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Reversed and remanded by published opinion. Judge NIEMEYER wrote the opinion, in which Judge ERVIN and Judge HAMILTON joined.
OPINION
NIEMEYER, Circuit Judge:
After uncovering a large and violent crack cocaine conspiracy in the Williamsburg, Virginia area, the United States indicted 25 persons in three separate indictments. All 25 are black, and of the approximately 55 unindieted persons who were also involved in the conspiracy, 50 are black and 5 are white.
Two of the blacks who were indicted, Anthony L. Olvis and Angela D. Palmer, moved to dismiss their indictment, claiming that they had been…
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