Legal Opinion
United States v. Curtis Rhine
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 30, 2011No. 10-10037PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDITH H. JONES, Chief Judge:
Curtis Oneal Rhine pled guilty to one count of possession with intent to distribute cocaine base and one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm. After calculating a sentencing range of 30 to 37 months under the United States Sentencing Guidelines (“Guidelines”), the district court sentenced Rhine to 180 months in prison, reasoning that the higher sentence was appropriate in light of Rhine’s past involvement with a drug-trafficking organization. Because the district court adhered to correct sentencing procedure and imposed a sentence that is substantively…
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