Legal Opinion

United States v. Robert Stephen Coones, United States of America v. Mickey Dean Johnston

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided December 28, 1992No. 92-2113, 92-2257PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McMILLIAN, Circuit Judge.

Robert Stephen Coones and Mickey Dean Johnston appeal their sixty-month sentences imposed by the District Court 1 for the Western District of Arkansas after they pleaded guilty to growing marijuana. We affirm.

In July 1991, the government charged Coones and Johnston with aiding and abetting each other in the manufacture of marijuana, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) and 18 U.S.C. § 2. They pleaded guilty without a plea agreement. A presentence report (PSR) was prepared for each of them.

The district court found that 147 marijuana plants were contained in the…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Harmelin v. MichiganSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  2. United States v. Thomas Lee Curtis, United States of America v. Patty M. Thompson, United States of America v. Patty M. ThompsonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1992
  3. United States v. David Mendoza, Jr., Gerardo Garcia, Luis Pompilio Palacio, and Fabio Ramirez-SalazarCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1989
  4. United States v. Jimmy Dean WebbCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1991
  5. United States v. Paul Dean SmithCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1992

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. United States v. Jerry Ralph Angell, United States of America v. Arlen Floyd AngellCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1994
  2. United States v. Jerald J. Oakes, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1993
  3. United States v. John R. MarshallCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1996
  4. United States v. MimsDistrict Court, D. Minnesota · 2008
  5. United States v. Alan Leroy SurfaceCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1993

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