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United States v. Jones

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided July 10, 2007No. 06-3489PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GRUENDER, Circuit Judge.

In May and June 2005, an undercover police officer made several purchases of cocaine base, or “crack” cocaine, from Keith Jones in Kansas City, Missouri. Jones was arrested for this activity and indicted by a federal grand jury. He pled guilty to five counts of distributing cocaine base in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1), (b)(l)(B)-(C).

At the sentencing hearing, Jones’s counsel argued for a downward variance from the agreed advisory United States Sentencing Guidelines range of 130 to 162 months’ imprisonment based upon Jones’s addictions to alcohol and cocaine at…

2Cases cited7 opinions

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3Cited by14 opinions

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  5. United States v. OttersonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2007

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