Legal Opinion
United States of America v. Forestell Norman Sheppard
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 18, 2000No. 00-1218PublishedCited by 75 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LOKEN, Circuit Judge.
A jury convicted Forestell Norman Sheppard of conspiring to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841 and 846. Finding that more than 500 grams of methamphetamine were involved in the offense, the district court 1 sentenced Sheppard to 240 months in prison. Sheppard appeals, raising three issues. Most important, from the standpoint of its impact on other cases, is his contention the district court erred in failing to instruct the jury that drug quantity is an element of the crime. Based upon the Supreme Court’s recent decision in…
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