Legal Opinion
United States v. Marcus Malcom Thurmon, Also Known as Freak
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 6, 2005No. 04-2553PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BYE, Circuit Judge.
Marcus Thurmon was convicted of distributing 27.41 grams of a detectable amount of cocaine base after a prior drug felony conviction, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), 841(b)(1)(B), and 851. The district court 1 sentenced Thurmon to 30 years’ imprisonment under the career offender provision of the United States Sentencing Guidelines. U.S.S.G. § 4B1.1. Thurmon appeals his conviction and sentence. Thurmon argues the district court abused its discretion by denying his motion for the appointment of a voice recognition expert. He challenges his sentence pursuant to Blakely…
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