Legal Opinion
United States v. Kennedy
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided August 17, 1994No. Nos. 92-5885, 92-5886, 93-5037, 93-5106 and 93-5142PublishedCited by 223 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed in part; vacated and remanded in part by published opinion. Judge WILKINSON wrote the opinion, in which Judge NIEMEYER and Senior Judge RICHARD L. WILLIAMS joined.
OPINION
WILKINSON, Circuit Judge:
Appellants raise numerous challenges to their convictions and sentences stemming from their involvement in a drug distribution conspiracy. We find that their challenges lack merit and therefore affirm the judgments below. We reverse, however, on the government’s cross-appeal, and hold that a *881drag conspiracy conviction may serve as the “instant offense” supporting a career offender status…
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