Legal Opinion
United States v. Kenneth Carpenter
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 23, 1990No. 89-30290PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WALLACE, Circuit Judge:
Carpenter appeals his sentence following his guilty plea to three counts of a seven count indictment which arose out of Carpenter’s plot to have his estranged wife murdered. Carpenter argues that the district court erred by departing upward from the applicable guideline range of 51-63 months and instead sentencing him to 108 months of incarceration. The district court exercised jurisdiction pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3231. We have jurisdiction over this timely appeal pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3742 and 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We affirm.
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Carpenter, along with his codefendant Ganton,…
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3Cited by49 opinions
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