Legal Opinion
United States v. Roger Justice
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 7, 1989No. 88-2539PublishedCited by 72 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLOYD R. GIBSON, Senior Circuit Judge.
Roger Justice appeals his sentence imposed after he entered a plea of guilty to possession with intent to distribute cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). Justice was sentenced to 71 months imprisonment pursuant to the sentencing guidelines. For the following reasons we affirm the sentence imposed by the district court. 1
1. BACKGROUND
Justice raises two arguments on appeal. First, he argues that the sentencing guidelines are unconstitutional and, second, he argues that the district court erred in failing to depart from the guidelines when imposing…
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