U.S. v. HARRISON

Nos. 89-3152 through 89-3154.

931 F.2d 65 (1991)

UNITED STATES of America v. Keith HARRISON, Appellant. UNITED STATES of America v. Eric M. BLACK, Appellant. UNITED STATES of America v. Felando F. BUTLER, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided April 19, 1991.

Rehearing Denied June 13, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen C. Leckar (appointed by the court), for appellant Keith Harrison in 89-3152.

Matthew C. Leefer (appointed by the court), for appellant Eric M. Black in 89-3153.

Michael Olshonsky (appointed by the court), for appellant Felando Butler in 89-3154.

Robert Spagnoletti, Asst. U.S. Atty. of the bar of the Southern District of Texas, pro hac vice, by special leave of the court, with whom Jay B. Stephens, U.S. Atty., and John R. Fisher, Roy W. McLeese, and Brenda Johnson, Asst. U.S. Attys., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before MIKVA, Chief Judge, and EDWARDS and THOMAS, Circuit Judges.


Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge THOMAS.

CLARENCE THOMAS, Circuit Judge:

At a joint trial, appellants Keith Harrison, Eric Black and Felando Butler were each convicted of one count of possessing and intending to distribute at least five grams of a mixture of cocaine base, see 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(B)(iii), and one count of using or carrying a firearm during a drug trafficking offense, see 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1). Among...

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