U.S. v. REIVES

No. 93-5114.

15 F.3d 42 (1994)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. John Oscar REIVES, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided January 19, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: James Richard Van Camp, Van Camp, West, Hayes & Meacham, Pinehurst, NC, for Appellant. Harry L. Hobgood, Asst. United States Attorney, Greensboro, NC, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Michael J. Newman, Van Camp, West, Hayes & Meacham, Pinehurst, NC, for Appellant. Benjamin H. White, Jr., U.S. Atty., Greensboro, NC, for Appellee.

Before HALL, WILKINSON, and LUTTIG, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

K.K. HALL, Circuit Judge:

Reives appeals his conviction of conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846. He raises the single issue of whether it was reversible error for the trial court to refuse to clarify the term "reasonable doubt" when requested to do so by the jury. We find no error, and we affirm.

I

Reives was convicted on the testimony of two co-conspirators and an undercover policeman; the...

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