U.S. v. DIXON

No. 96-60277.

132 F.3d 192 (1997)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Dwight DIXON; Stanley Knox, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

December 29, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles Wiley Spillers, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Jackson, MS, Alfred E. Moreton, III, William Chadwick Lamar, Oxford, MS, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Bobby T. Vance, Batesville, MS, for Dixon.

Anthony Luther Farese, Farese, Farese & Farese, Ashland, MS, for Knox.

Before MAGILL, SMITH and DeMOSS, Circuit Judges.


MAGILL, Circuit Judge:

Appellants Stanley Knox and Dwight Dixon were convicted of various federal offenses related to their participation in a drug trafficking conspiracy. Appellants appeal their convictions and sentences, raising a torrent of legal challenges. We vacate Knox's conviction for conspiracy and affirm the district court in all other respects.

I.

Between 1992 and 1995, appellant Stanley Knox operated a large cocaine distribution organization...

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