U.S. v. SAWYERS

No. 89-6028.

902 F.2d 1217 (1990)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Terry SAWYERS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided May 14, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Terry Cushing (argued), David P. Grise, and Duane Schwartz, Asst. U.S. Attys., Office of the U.S. Atty., Louisville, Ky., for plaintiff-appellee.

Robert J. Flynn, Jr. (argued), Washington, D.C., for defendant-appellant.

Before GUY and NORRIS, Circuit Judges, and CONTIE, Senior Circuit Judge.


RALPH B. GUY, Jr., Circuit Judge.

Defendant, Terry Sawyers, was convicted of knowingly and intentionally manufacturing 1,251 marijuana plants in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). On appeal, Sawyers claims several errors were committed in the district court: (1) a continuance was denied; (2) his request for a special verdict was denied; (3) an Allen1 charge given to the jury was coercive; (4) the Allen charge was given...

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