United States v. Scott Christopher Cook

BYE, Circuit Judge.

Scott Christopher Cook pleaded guilty in federal court to one count of conspiring to distribute methamphetamine. The district court 1 sentenced him to a mandatory minimum twenty year sentence due to a prior state felony conviction. We affirm.

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Cook was involved in a methamphetamine trafficking conspiracy spanning 1997 to 2004. In June 2003, he pleaded guilty in Iowa state court to a felony charge of possession of a methamphetamine mixture with intent to deliver. In the instant federal case, Cook was charged with one count of conspiring to sell drugs in violation of 21 U.S.C.…