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A 1990 ruling by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a conviction, despite evidence of the defendant's drug dependency. The court determined that drug addiction did not constitute a valid defense for an individual's knowing involvement in a drug distribution conspiracy.
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A 1990 legal decision by the Fifth Circuit upheld a conviction, determining that an individual's drug dependency does not constitute a valid defense for knowing participation in a drug distribution conspiracy.
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In a 1990 legal case, the Fifth Circuit court upheld a guilty verdict against an individual. This decision was made despite the defendant's drug dependency. The court ruled that a person's addiction could not serve as a defense if they knowingly took part in a conspiracy to distribute drugs.
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In 1990, a court called the Fifth Circuit made a decision about a case. The court upheld a person's guilty verdict, even though the person was addicted to drugs. The court stated that being addicted to drugs does not excuse a person for knowingly taking part in a plan to sell drugs.