Legal Opinion
United States v. Mattie Lou Thomas
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 13, 1993No. 92-3120PublishedCited by 65 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KANNE, Circuit Judge.
Mattie Lou Thomas pleaded guilty to possessing four kilograms of heroin, an offense that would normally carry a ten-year mandatory minimum sentence. See 21 U.S.C. § 841. The district court departed from this statutory minimum to reflect Thomas’ substantial assistance to the government, but it denied a departure to account for her unusual family circumstances. We reject Thomas’ claim that the departure was too paltry.
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Thomas’ sentence fell under 21 U.S.C. § 841(b)(1)(A), which mandates a term of ten-years imprisonment for any crime involving more than one kilogram of…
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