U.S. v. TAYLOR

Nos. 92-6548, 92-6549.

13 F.3d 986 (1994)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ronald TAYLOR (92-6548); and Michael Nash (92-6549), Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided January 14, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel A. Clancy, U.S. Atty., Joseph C. Murphy, Jr., Asst. U.S. Atty. (argued and briefed), Memphis, TN, for U.S.

Timothy R. Holton (briefed), Crow & Holton, Memphis, TN, for Ronald Taylor.

Stephen B. Shankman (briefed), Patricia A. Crowell (argued), Monroe, Shankman & Kaufman, Memphis, TN, for Michael Nash.

Before: MERRITT, Chief Judge, and BROWN and WELLFORD, Senior Circuit Judges.


MERRITT, Chief Judge.

This is an appeal from defendants' convictions for violations of federal narcotics and firearms laws. The most significant issue is a mandatory minimum sentencing question raised by the court sua sponte at oral argument, the issue discussed below in Section IV.

A five-count indictment was filed in the Western District of Tennessee on September 11, 1990, against six defendants, including Nash and Taylor. Count 1 charged Nash and...

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