Legal Opinion
United States v. Johnson
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 13, 1994No. 93-03736PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POLITZ, Chief Judge:
Convicted on guilty pleas of conspiracy to distribute cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and 846, Curtis Johnson and Darryl Shelton appeal their sentences. Concluding that the downward departure provision of the Sentencing Guidelines may have been incorrectly applied, we vacate the sentences and remand.
Background
Johnson, Shelton, and Amos Conde attempted to purchase five kilograms of cocaine from an undercover DEA agent. After they viewed the cocaine and showed the DEA agent their money, the men were arrested. Curtis, Shelton, and Conde were indicted for…
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