UNITED STATES v. JACKSON

No. 78-1768.

627 F.2d 1198 (1980)

UNITED STATES of America v. Joseph R. JACKSON, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided January 29, 1980.

As Amended February 8, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stuart Stiller, Washington, D. C. (appointed by this Court), for appellant.

Jerry D. Bernstein, Asst. U. S. Atty., Washington, D. C., with whom Earl J. Silbert, U. S. Atty., John A. Terry, Peter E.

George and C. Madison Brewer, Asst. U. S. Attys., Washington, D. C., were on brief, for appellee.

Before MacKINNON and ROBB, Circuit Judges, and RICHEY, United States District Judge for the District of Columbia.


Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge MacKINNON.

MacKINNON, Circuit Judge:

On May 19, 1978, following a separate trial, a jury found Joseph R. Jackson guilty of conspiracy with others to distribute and to possess heroin with intent to distribute,1 and of one count of distribution of heroin.2 On July 7, 1978, the district court imposed sentences of five to fifteen years on the conspiracy count...

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