Legal Opinion
United States v. Leonard Love
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 22, 2005No. 04-3215PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LOKEN, Chief Judge.
Leonard Love was convicted of possession with intent to distribute in excess of five grams of cocaine base in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). Prior to the Supreme Court’s decision in United States v. Booker, — U.S.-, 125 S.Ct. 738, 160 L.Ed.2d 621 (2005), the district court 1 sentenced Love as a career offender to 360 months in prison. See U.S.S.G. § 4B1.1. Love appeals his conviction, arguing the district court erred in rejecting a Batson challenge and in admitting evidence of two prior drug convictions. We affirm the conviction. Love also appeals his sentence, arguing…
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