United States v. Steven Curtis McIntosh

HANSEN, Circuit Judge.

Steven Curtis McIntosh pleaded guilty to a charge that he conspired to manufacture methamphetamine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846 (1994). On December 20, 1999, the district court1 sentenced McIntosh to twenty years in prison. McIntosh appeals his sentence, and we affirm.

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A grand jury returned a seven-count, superceding indictment against McIntosh, Lenora (“Jean”) Cresswell, John McMillan, and Amy Cresswell. The charges stemmed from an investigation that ensued after the September 12, 1998, death of Jessica ' Smith, Jean’s 14-year-old daughter. Jessica’s death resulted…