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Type
Opinion
Filed
April 23, 2019
Case
United States v. Oral Thompson
Case status
Decided

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Silberman, Senior Circuit Judge: Appellants Oral Thompson and Dwight Knowles appeal their convictions for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine (5 kilograms or more) on an aircraft registered in the United States or owned by a United States citizen. Neither stepped foot in the United States, and they argue that the conspiracy crime does not have an ext…

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