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U.S. v. SHORT

No. 98-30495.

181 F.3d 620 (1999)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Michael Short, also known as Nate, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Order Denying Rehearing August 11, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dorothy Manning Taylor, New Orleans, LA, Robert J. Boitmann, Francis M. King, Stephen A. Higginson, Assistant U.S. Attorney, New Orleans, LA, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Archie B. Creech, New Orleans, LA, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before POLITZ, HIGGINBOTHAM and DAVIS, Circuit Judges.

W. EUGENE DAVIS, Circuit Judge:

Michael Short appeals his conviction on a number of counts arising out of his leadership of a drug-distribution ring. For the reasons that follow, we vacate Short's conviction on Count 1 and affirm the remaining counts of his conviction.

I.

Michael Short was the leader of a substantial drug-dealing organization named after its principal distribution point in New Orleans, the...

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