U.S. v. DEVILLE

Nos. 00-30900, 00-30968 and 00-31124.

278 F.3d 500 (2002)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Thomas Anthony DEVILLE, Defendant-Appellant. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Thomas Anthony Deville, Defendant-Appellee. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Lanier Cherry, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

January 7, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Josette Louise Cassiere, Asst. U.S. Atty., Shreveport, LA, Joseph Thomas Mickel, Asst. U.S. Atty., Camille Ann Domingue, Asst. U.S. Atty. (argued), Lafayette, LA, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Daniel James Stanford (argued), Stanford Law Office, Eunice, LA, for Deville.

Philip S. Greene (argued), Thomas Rees Greene, Houston, TX, for Cherry.

Before JONES and DeMOSS, Circuit Judges, and FELDMAN, District Judge.


FELDMAN, District Judge:

This appeal, which presents several issues, arises out of a federal and state investigation into a Louisiana-based marijuana distribution organization led by appellant, Lanier Cherry. The marijuana distribution ring was controlled from Cherry's home in Duson, Louisiana. Appellant, Thomas Anthony Deville, a friend of Cherry's, who was also involved in the drug ring, served as the Chief of Police in Duson, Louisiana from 1995 to 1999. In 1998...

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