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United States v. James Eric Moore

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided April 11, 2001No. 00-2654PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HEANEY, Circuit Judge.

James Moore pleaded guilty to distribution of cocaine base, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). At sentencing, Moore objected to the government’s assessment of criminal history points derived from prior state misdemeanor convictions. Alternatively, Moore requested a downward departure based upon the state public defender’s misdemeanor case-file retention policy. The district court 1 overruled the objections, declined any departure, and sentenced Moore to 70 months imprisonment. Moore appeals both issues. We affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

On November 30, 1999, Moore entered into…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. United States v. Ronald D. JenkinsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1996
  2. United States v. Ira Jerome MooreCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1999
  3. United States v. Richard William Field, Also Known as Mike FieldCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1997
  4. United States of America v. Darrell Theodore Kind, Also Known as Troy SwanCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1999
  5. United States v. Justin WebbCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2000

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. United States v. LongstreetCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2010
  2. United States of America v. John C. HetheringtonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2001
  3. United States v. Kevin HatchCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2004
  4. United States v. John HetheringtonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2001
  5. United States v. Raymond P. JimenezCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2007

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