United States Fourth Circuit

Convictions and sentences arising from participation in a crack cocaine conspiracy and a murder are affirmed where the district court did not err in its actions during the presentation of evidence and the venue was proper since several acts in furtherance of the conspiracy occurred there.

Appellate Information

• Argued 05/26/2006
• Decided 06/30/2006
• Published 06/30/2006

Judges

• Before WILKINSON and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges, and Glen E. CONRAD, United States District Judge for the Western District of Virginia, sitting by designation.

Court

• United States Fourth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Frank Salvato, Alexandria, Virginia;  Meghan Suzanne Skelton, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Office of the Federal Public Defender, Alexandria, Virginia, for Appellants.  Brian David Miller, General Services Administration, Office of the Inspector General, Washington, D.C., for Appellee.   ON BRIEF:  Lana Marie Manitta, Martin & Arif, Springfield, Virginia, for Appellant Tyrone Smallwood.  Frank W. Dunham, Jr., Federal Public Defender, Ivan D. Davis, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Office of the Federal Public Defender, Alexandria, Virginia, for Appellant Thomas E. Smith, Jr. Paul J. McNulty, United States Attorney, Erik R. Barnett, Assistant United States Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Alexandria, Virginia, for Appellee.