Legal Opinion
United States v. Willie Taw Newsome
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided May 21, 1990No. 89-6029PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CONWAY, District Judge.
Defendant-appellant Willie Taw New-some entered a plea of guilty to possession of approximately 299.3 grams of marijuana with intent to distribute, Count Two of a two-count indictment, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). He now appeals the sentence he received pursuant to the Career Offender provisions of the United States Sentencing Commission Guidelines. He argues that the district court 1 erroneously classified him as a career offender and that his sentence constitutes cruel and unusual punishment. We affirm.
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On December 19, 1987, Newsome was serving a ten-year…
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