United States v. Weidner

SENTENCING MEMORANDUM

MILLER, District Judge.

I. The Offense

Dale A. Weidner is 28 years old. On February 16, 1988, drug task force officers executed a search warrant on his property. Inside a pole barn, the agents found a sophisticated manufacturing process for high-grade marijuana, and more than 100 marijuana plants. The agents found various chemicals, halogen glow lights, specialized growing/drying machines, aluminum foil on the walls, a charcoal air filtering system, a humidifier, a carbon dioxide tank, and ceiling fans.

The pole barn was divided into three rooms. The marijuana operation,…