Legal Opinion
United States v. Jose Maria Mendoza-Figueroa
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided September 2, 1994No. 93-2867PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. GIBSON, Senior Circuit Judge.
Jose Maria Mendoza-Figueroa appeals the district court’s sentencing of him as a career offender under section 4B1.1 of the United States Sentencing Guidelines. We conclude that the Sentencing Commission extended the definition of a career offender in promulgating sections 4B1.1 and 4B1.2 to include conspiracy. In doing so, the Commission exceeded the statutory underpinnings of the career offender provisions. See 28 U.S.C. § 994(h) (1988). We reverse.
Mendoza-Figueroa pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute marijuana, 21 U.S.C. *767§§ 841(a)(1) and 846…
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3Cited by19 opinions
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