Legal Opinion
United States v. Shannon
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided January 26, 2011No. 10-10599PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BARKETT, Circuit Judge:
Winfield Winchester Roye appeals his 188-month sentence after pleading guilty to importing 500 grams or more of cocaine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 952(a), 960(b)(2)(B), and 18 U.S.C. § 2, and failing to appear for his arraignment, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 3146. On appeal, Roye argues that the district court erred by sentencing him as a career offender under U.S.S.G. § 4B1.1 because his prior conviction for cocaine trafficking under Florida law did not constitute a “controlled substance offense” under § 4B1.2(b).1
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2Cases cited10 opinions
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- United States v. Alphonso James, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2005
- Robert Young v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1991
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3Cited by29 opinions
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