Legal Opinion

United States v. Stanley Sharp

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided June 18, 1991No. 90-1622PublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.

Stanley Sharp appeals his sentence of 114 months imprisonment and five years supervised release imposed by the district court 1 after he pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute and possess over 5 kilograms of cocaine. Sharp argues that the district court erred by (1) not sentencing him below the statutory minimum sentence of ten years based on the government’s motion to depart downward, as promised in the plea agreement; (2) failing to depart downward from the applicable sentencing range as requested in the government’s motion filed under U.S.S.G. § 5K1.1; and…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. United States v. Antonio Nonato EvidenteCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1990
  2. United States v. Dana PighettiCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1990
  3. United States v. ErvesCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1989
  4. United States v. Merle Left Hand BullCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1990
  5. United States v. Merrell Schoenrock, United States of America v. Jody CoonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1989

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3Cited by24 opinions

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  4. United States v. Brian Leonard LemayCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1991
  5. United States v. Gerard P. Kills EnemyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1993

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