Legal Opinion
United States v. Melvin Stoner
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided March 5, 1991No. 90-1184PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COFFIN, Senior Circuit Judge.
Appellant Melvin Stoner pleaded guilty to a six-count indictment charging conspiracy to distribute and five counts of distribution of methamphetamine in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841 and 846. The district court sentenced Stoner to a mandatory five-year minimum sentence on Count VI in accordance with 21 U.S.C. § 841(b)(l)(B)(viii). On appeal, Stoner contends that the mandatory sentence was improperly applied. We affirm the decision of the district court.
There is no dispute about the volume or nature of the drug involved in this case. The incident charged in Count…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Bifulco v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
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- United States v. Theodore v. AnzaloneCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1985
- United States v. Stanley J. Marshall, United States of America v. Richard L. Chapman, John M. Schoenecker, and Patrick BrummCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1990
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3Cited by22 opinions
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- United States v. CarrollCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1993
- United States v. Mary Chris Brigole Alfeche, United States of America v. William BautistaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1991
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