Legal Opinion
United States v. Samuel Kenneth Willis, Also Known as Sharif Willis, United States of America v. Vincent Edward Fields
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 22, 1996No. 95-2261, 95-2654PublishedCited by 75 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BEAM, Circuit Judge.
The defendants, Samuel “Sharif’ Willis and Vincent “King” Fields, appeal from the judgment of conviction entered by the district court 1 after a jury found the defendants guilty of several counts of drug and gun-related crimes. We affirm.
I. BACKGROUND
This case involves a senseless display of terrorist tactics, in which customers of a service station, including small children, were held hostage at gunpoint because Willis mistakenly believed someone had taken two of his “spinners” (decorative 24-caret gold items) that were to be attached to the wheel hubs of his…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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- United States v. Guido Riascos-Suarez A/K/A Kennedy Diuza-RiascosCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1996
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3Cited by75 opinions
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- United States v. SanchezCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1998
- United States v. ClevelandCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1997
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