Legal Opinion
United States v. Gurleon Maxi Jackson, Talmadge Alvin Whitley and Nathan Phillip Hicks
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 25, 1983No. 82-2158PublishedCited by 129 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WISDOM, Circuit Judge:
This appeal involves a sting operation conducted by agents of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). The operation resulted in jury convictions of the defendants, Jackson, Hicks, and Whitley of conspiracy to possess cocaine with intent to distribute in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and 846 (1976). The jury also convicted Jackson of knowingly and intentionally using a communications facility in furtherance of a conspiracy to possess cocaine with intent to distribute. Each defendant has appealed his conviction.
Facts
Sometime in September 1981, Joyce and David…
2Cases cited39 opinions
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- United States v. Nelson BellCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
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3Cited by129 opinions
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