Legal Opinion
United States v. Billy Ray McDowell Jr.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided November 14, 1990No. 89-1061PublishedCited by 115 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
In a partial reprise of an earlier pair of appeals, defendant-appellant Billy Ray McDowell, Jr. bemoans his conviction on all three counts of an indictment charging several persons with aiding and abetting each other in the commission of various drug trafficking crimes. 1 Although we affirm his conviction, we believe that a new sentencing hearing is required.
Background
McDowell was indicted with five other persons and tried with Frederick Browne and Darrin Taylor. The jury found them guilty on all counts. McDowell was sentenced last, and his appeal comes to us alone, not…
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