U.S. v. RIGSBY

Nos. 90-6127, 90-6128.

943 F.2d 631 (1991)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Wendell B. RIGSBY, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided September 4, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John W. Gill, Jr., U.S. Atty., Michael Winck, Asst. U.S. Atty. (argued and briefed), Knoxville, Tenn., for plaintiff-appellee.

Howell Clements (argued and briefed), Chattanooga, Tenn., for defendant-appellant.

Before KEITH and MARTIN, Circuit Judges, and CONTIE, Senior Circuit Judge.


KEITH, Circuit Judge.

Defendant, Wendell Brett Rigsby ("defendant"), appeals his conviction and sentence for: (1) manufacturing 1,000 or more marijuana plants, (2) using and carrying three firearms in relation to a drug trafficking offense, and (3) possessing an unregistered firearm shorter than 18 inches long. For the reasons stated below, we AFFIRM.

I. INTRODUCTION

A. The Facts

On July 17, 1989, law enforcement authorities with the Tennessee...

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