UNITED STATES v. WILLIAMS

No. 80-1408.

635 F.2d 744 (1980)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Wilbert Benjamin WILLIAMS, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided December 29, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

R. Kristin Weaver, Clayton, Mo., for appellant.

Edward L. Dowd, Jr., Asst. U. S. Atty., St. Louis, Mo., for appellee.

Before LAY, Chief Judge, HENLEY, Circuit Judge, and HANSON, Senior District Judge.


LAY, Chief Judge.

Williams appeals his conviction of distributing cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). Williams does not challenge the sufficiency of the evidence supporting his guilt. The sole issue on appeal concerns the trial court's allowing the jury to separate during its deliberation without admonishing it not to discuss the case with other jurors or anyone outside the jury room, or read or listen to anything about the trial. We reverse the conviction...

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