U.S. v. CEPHAS

Nos. 1849 to 1855, Dockets 90-1318 to 90-1323 and 90-1369.

937 F.2d 816 (1991)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee-Cross-Appellant, v. Orville CEPHAS, a/k/a "Rennie", a/k/a "Bigga", Andrew White, Mark Lewin, a/k/a "Mark Lewis", Thomas, Barrett, Blythe, Ian Harris, a/k/a "Blondie", Biggs, Nigel Blythe, a/k/a "Nigel Blythe, a/k/a "Nigel Black", Diamond, Allen, Mike Taylor, a/k/a "Kinney", Defendants, Orville Cephas, Andrew White, Mark Lewin, Ian Harris, Nigel Blythe, Michael Taylor, Defendants-Appellants, Cross-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided June 28, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul D. Silver, Asst. U.S. Atty. N.D.N.Y. (Frederick J. Scullin, Jr., U.S. Atty. N.D.N.Y., John J. McCann, Asst. U.S. Atty., Mervyn Hamburg, Atty., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., of counsel), for appellee-cross-appellant.

Oliver A. Smith, New York City, for defendant-appellant Mark Lewin.

John J. Doherty, Cohoes, N.Y., for defendant-appellant Andrew White.

Richard L. Mott, Albany, N.Y., for defendant-appellant Nigel Blythe.

Mark B. Harris, Albany, N.Y., for defendant-appellant Orville Cephas.

Roger D. Olson, Eckhaus & Olson, New York City, for defendant-appellant Ian Harris.

David J. Clegg, Kingston, N.Y., for defendant-appellant Michael Taylor.

Before OAKES, Chief Judge, and PRATT and ALTIMARI, Circuit Judges.


GEORGE C. PRATT, Circuit Judge:

These appeals arise from the convictions of six defendants involved in a major drug and firearms operation centered in Saratoga Springs, New York. Defendant-appellants appeal from judgments of conviction entered in the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York, Con. G. Cholakis, Judge. They raise numerous issues on their appeals, all of which we have considered, but none of which merits reversal. The government...

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