Legal Opinion
United States v. Smith
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided January 31, 2011No. 10-1266PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LOKEN, Circuit Judge.
A jury convicted Anthony Smith of conspiring to distribute fifty grams or more of cocaine base (“crack”) in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841 and 846. Based on this drug quantity and his prior felony drug convictions, the district court 1 imposed the mandatory minimum sentence of life in prison. See 21 U.S.C. § 841(b)(1)(A) (2006). Smith appealed his conviction and sentence, arguing (i) the evidence was insufficient to convict him of conspiracy to distribute crack; (ii) the district court violated the Sixth Amendment by refusing his request to subpoena a defense witness and…
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3Cited by15 opinions
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