Legal Opinion
United States v. Jones
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided November 2, 2007No. 06-3616PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BENTON, Circuit Judge.
Charles E. Jones, III, pled guilty to two counts of distributing cocaine base and was sentenced to 120 months, the mandatory minimum under 21 U.S.C. § 841(b)(1)(B). The United States appeals the sentence as unreasonable. Having jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and 18 U.S.C. § 3742(b), this court vacates the sentence and remands for resentencing.
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On April 25, 2003, Jones sold 11.9 grams of cocaine base to an undercover officer in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Jones sold another 7.8 grams to an undercover officer on June 4. Pursuant to a plea agreement, Jones pled guilty to…
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