UNITED STATES v. WRIGHT

No. 20-2102.

991 F.3d 717 (2021)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ward Wesley WRIGHT, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: March 23, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ON BRIEF: James W. Amberg , AMBERG & AMBERG, PLLC, Royal Oak, Michigan, for Appellant. Timothy P. McDonald , UNITED STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, Detroit, Michigan, for Appellee.

Before: SILER, THAPAR, and MURPHY, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

Ward Wright trafficked cocaine, stole airplanes for the Medellín Cartel, and murdered a man for $50,000. A jury convicted him of murder for hire and conspiring to distribute cocaine. The court then sentenced him to life imprisonment. With less than twenty years...

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