Legal Opinion

United States v. Chad E. Gillispie

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided June 25, 2007No. 06-3864PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MURPHY, Circuit Judge.

Chad Gillispie pled guilty to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. The district court 1 sentenced him at the bottom of the advisory guideline range to 108 months. Gillispie appeals, arguing that the court should not have applied a guideline enhancement for possession of a firearm in connection with the offense and that it should have varied downward from the guideline range. We affirm.

Several people who had purchased methamphetamine from Gillispie or sold it to him told Lana Sabata, an undercover investigator with the Lancaster County narcotics task force, about his…

2Cases cited8 opinions

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  3. United States v. Lynn Marie Lazenby, United States of America v. Christine Marie GoodwinCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2006
  4. United States v. Daniel W. SavageCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2005
  5. United States v. Terrence T. BealCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2006

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3Cited by16 opinions

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  2. United States v. CananiaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2008
  3. United States v. MyersCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2007
  4. United States v. BanksCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2008
  5. United States v. PeroceskiCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2008

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