Legal Opinion

United States v. Tolliver

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided July 7, 2009No. 08-3229PublishedCited by 30 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MURPHY, Circuit Judge.

Quincy Demond Tolliver pled guilty to a conspiracy drug offense involving distribution of cocaine base (crack). The district court 1 sentenced Tolliver as a career offender to 262 months in prison, but later granted Tolliver habeas relief and imposed a 188 month sentence. When Tolliver moved for a sentence reduction pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2) based on Amendment 706 to the sentencing guidelines, the district court denied the motion. Tolliver appeals, and we affirm.

In March 1998 Tolliver pled guilty to conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Stinson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  2. United States v. DoeCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2009
  3. United States v. WilliamsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2009
  4. United States v. CaraballoCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2008
  5. United States v. McGeeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2009

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3Cited by30 opinions

  1. United States v. MunnCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2010
  2. United States v. PembrookCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2010
  3. United States v. FlemmingCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2010
  4. United States v. DartonCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2010
  5. United States v. RiveraCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2011

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