Legal Opinion

United States v. Nguyen

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided June 14, 2010No. 08-3940, 09-1026PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BYE, Circuit Judge.

Van Nguyen and Nam Nguyen 2 were indicted together and separately tried for and convicted of conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute ecstasy in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(b)(1)(C) and 846. Van Nguyen appeals his conviction and sentence and Nam Nguyen appeals only his sentence. We affirm Van Nguyen’s conviction and both of the district court’s 3 sentences.

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Van Nguyen was arrested on December 20, 2006, when he arrived in Minnesota to deliver 12,000 ecstasy pills he had arranged to sell to a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) informant. Van was…

2Cases cited30 opinions

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  2. Penson v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
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  4. Michael Lee Smith v. A.L. Lockhart, Director, Arkansas Department of CorrectionCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1991
  5. United States v. Willie BoydCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1999

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