United States v. Mark W. Muller, United States of America v. John Kevin Korstad

Mark W. Muller and John Kevin Korstad entered guilty pleas to a five count indictment charging them and four others in a cocaine distribution and conspiracy scheme. Muller pleaded guilty to two counts of distributing cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) and one count of conspiracy to distribute cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846. Korstad pleaded guilty to the conspiracy count. On July 17, 1978, both defendants were sentenced by the district court. Muller received a sentence of five years with a special parole term of two years on each count; the sentences on the distribution…