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United States v. Marquist Williams

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided January 31, 2017No. 15-11265PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:

The district court revoked the defendant’s supervised release and sentenced him to prison. Despite not having raised an objection at the time, the defendant now complains that the district court violated his due process right to confrontation by considering hearsay. Finding no plain error, we affirm.

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Marquist Williams pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, earning him a sentence of sixty months’ imprisonment and three years’ supervised release. He served that prison term, but then during his supervised…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. United States v. OlanoSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  2. Morrissey v. BrewerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  3. United States v. WhitelawCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2009
  4. United States v. Woody Hyatt McCormick Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1995
  5. United States v. BeydounCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2006

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3Cited by9 opinions

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  3. United States v. Nathan McDowellCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2020
  4. United States v. Christian ScottCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2018
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