U.S. v. CHRISTIAN

Nos. 90-6326, 90-6587.

942 F.2d 363 (1991)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Thomas A. CHRISTIAN (90-6326), and Clifford B. Friend, also known as Pookie (90-6587), Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided August 19, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John W. Gill, Jr., U.S. Atty., Michael Winck, Asst. U.S. Atty. (argued), Knoxville, Tenn., Steven H. Cook, Asst. U.S. Atty. (briefed), Chattanooga, Tenn., for U.S.

Thomas J. Wright (argued and briefed), Dietzen, Atchley & Wright, Chattanooga, Tenn., for Thomas A. Christian.

Larry D. Wolfe (argued and briefed), Atlanta, Ga., for Clifford B. Friend.

Before MARTIN and MILBURN, Circuit Judges, and CONTIE, Senior Circuit Judge.


BOYCE F. MARTIN, Jr., Circuit Judge.

The events that lead to the arrest of Thomas Christian and Clifford Friend began with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation's arrest of David Gillespie. Not knowing Gillespie had been arrested, Christian arranged a cocaine deal involving Gillespie, Friend and others. The transaction, videotaped and monitored by undercover agents, took place on the night of March 8, 1990. Following his arrest, Friend plead guilty to conspiracy to...

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