Legal Opinion

United States v. James Romans

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided May 19, 2016No. 13-40219PublishedCited by 49 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JAMES L. DENNIS, Circuit Judge:

The defendants, James Romans, Bajune Moseby, Kevin Harden, and Terrance Booker, were convicted by a jury of conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute 1,000 kilograms or more of marijuana, 21 U.S.C. § 846. The district court sentenced Romans to life imprisonment; Moseby to 293 months’ imprisonment; Harden to 360 months’ imprisonment; and Booker to 280 months’ imprisonment. For the following reasons, the convictions of all of the defendants, and the sentences of Harden, Booker, and Romans, are af*308firmed, but Moseby’s sentence is vacated, and his case is…

2Cases cited59 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Apprendi v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  3. Gall v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
  4. Johnson v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
  5. Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975

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3Cited by49 opinions

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