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United States v. Copeland

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided January 13, 1995No. Nos. 94-1199, 94-1202, 94-1225 and 94-1227PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McMILLIAN, Circuit Judge.

In these consolidated cases, Kevin L. Copeland, Jerome K. Cole, Donovan Shields, and John Lee Ivy appeal the sentences the district court1 imposed after they pleaded guilty to drug and drug-related charges. We affirm.

Copeland, Cole, Shields, and Ivy were charged with conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute cocaine and crack cocaine over a period of several years in a number of cities. Ivy formed the conspiracy in 1988, and Shields was one of Ivy’s two managers supervising the activities of the conspiracy. Copeland and Cole were deemed equal…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Anders v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Penson v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
  3. United States v. LuchtCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1994
  4. United States v. Steven Carrie BlumbergCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1992
  5. United States v. Michael David ButlerCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1992

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. United States v. Susan DavidsonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1999
  2. United States v. James Kenneth LovelessCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1998
  3. United States v. Dijuane Shante TownsendCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2005
  4. United States v. Cruz-AlcalaCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2003
  5. United States v. Matthew M. StoneCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2003

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