United States v. Cornelius Peoples, United States of America v. Xavier Lightfoot

U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit · Decided 2001-05-18

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WOLLMAN, Chief Judge. Cornelius Peoples and Xavier Lightfoot were convicted of aiding and abetting the murder of a federal government witness in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1512 (a)(1)(A), 1512(a)(1)(C), 1512(a)(2), and 1111. The district court sentenced each of them to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. Both defendants appeal…

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