Legal Opinion

United States v. Davis

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided August 2, 1995No. 93-07769PublishedCited by 68 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

W. EUGENE DAVIS, Circuit Judge:

Appellants Floyd Davis (“Davis”), Rodney Davenport (“Davenport”), Perry Williams (“Williams”), James Edward Jefferson (“Jefferson”) and Mary McBride (“McBride”) were jointly tried before a jury and convicted of various drug trafficking offenses stemming from a conspiracy to distribute cocaine and cocaine base. All five appeal their convictions. Finding no reversible error, we affirm.

I. FACTS

From 1989 to 1992, appellant Jefferson ran a large narcotics distribution organization in Greenville, Mississippi. The organization consisted of over twenty members who…

2Cases cited30 opinions

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  3. Illinois v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  4. Drope v. MissouriSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  5. Kentucky v. StincerSupreme Court of the United States · 1987

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