U.S. v. KING

Nos. 00-5271, 00-5383.

272 F.3d 366 (2001)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. James E. KING; Juan Ramirez-Mendoza, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed November 27, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David C. Jennings (argued and briefed), Asst. U.S. Attorney, Knoxville, TN, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Nikki C. Pierce (argued and briefed), Federal Defender Services of Eastern Tennessee, Greeneville, TN, J. Ronnie Greer (argued and briefed), Greeneville, TN, for Defendants-Appellants.

Before: MARTIN, Chief Judge; NORRIS, Circuit Judge; QUIST, District Judge.


OPINION

ALAN E. NORRIS, Circuit Judge.

James King ("King") and Juan Ramirez-Mendoza ("Ramirez-Mendoza") appeal from their convictions and their sentences for drug trafficking and conspiracy. They challenge the sufficiency of the evidence, the use of a tape transcript during closing argument, and their sentences, raising an Apprendi challenge to the failure to allege the drug amount and Ramirez-Mendoza's prior conviction as elements of the offense...

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