Legal Opinion
United States v. Spikes
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided October 10, 2008No. 08-1489PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HANSEN, Circuit Judge.
Jennifer Corey Spikes appeals the sentence imposed after she entered a plea of guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute more than 500 grams of methamphetamine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 846 and 841(a)(1). She argues that the district court erred in calculating the appropriate advisory sentencing range under the United States Sentencing Guidelines Manual (USSG) (2007). We reverse and remand for resentencing.
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