U.S. v. WILWRIGHT

No. 94-30196.

56 F.3d 586 (1995)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Fernell WILWRIGHT, Erskin Duskin and Michael Turner, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

June 15, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John H. Craft, Asst. Federal Public Defender, John T. Mulvehill, Federal Public Defender, New Orleans, LA, for Wilwright.

Fernell Wilwright, Texarkana, TX, pro se.

Claude J. Kelly, III, John T. Mulvehill, Federal Public Defender, New Orleans, LA, for Duskin.

Roma A. Kent, Asst. Federal Public Defender, Kenner, LA, for Turner.

Michael Turner, Kenner, LA, pro se.

Stephen A. Higginson, Peter G. Strasser, Asst. U.S. Attys., Robert J. Boitmann, New Orleans, LA, for appellee.

Before LAY, DUHÉ and DeMOSS, Circuit Judges.


LAY, Circuit Judge:

Fernell Wilwright, Erskin Duskin, and Michael Turner appeal their judgments of conviction for conspiracy to distribute more than fifty grams cocaine base (crack) under 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and 846. Wilwright was sentenced to 102 months imprisonment, Duskin to 140 months, and Turner to 135 months. The defendants raise separate arguments on appeal. Finding no prejudicial errors occurred during the trial, we affirm.

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