United States v. Carroll James Flowers

McKAY, Circuit Judge.

Appellant pled guilty to Count I of a multiple-count indictment for conspiracy to manufacture or distribute more than one kilogram of methamphetamine in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). Prior to Appellant’s plea of guilty and in an attempt to raise the statutory minimum applicable to Appellant’s eventual sentence, the government filed an information with the district court outlining Appellant’s pri- or felony drug conviction. Pursuant to 21 U.S.C. § 851(a)(1), the government was also required to serve the information on Appellant before the entry of the plea agreement.…