U.S. v. HAVIS

No. 17-5772.

907 F.3d 439 (2018)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jeffery HAVIS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: October 22, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Jennifer Niles Coffin , FEDERAL DEFENDER SERVICES OF EASTERN TENNESSEE, INC., Knoxville, Tennessee, for Appellant. William Allen Roach, Jr. , UNITED STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, Knoxville, Tennessee, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Jennifer Niles Coffin , FEDERAL DEFENDER SERVICES OF EASTERN TENNESSEE, INC., Knoxville, Tennessee, for Appellant. William Allen Roach, Jr. , UNITED STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, Knoxville, Tennessee, for Appellee.

THAPAR, J., delivered the opinion of the court in which STRANCH J., joined. STRANCH, J. (pp. 447-50), delivered a separate concurring opinion. THAPAR, J. (pp. 450-52), delivered a separate concurring opinion. DAUGHTREY, J. (pp. 452-53), delivered a separate dissenting opinion.


OPINION

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