Legal Opinion
United States of America,plaintiff-Appellant v. Frederick Lamar Hamilton
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 24, 2000No. 97-50540PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KING, District Judge:
The United States cross-appeals Frederick Lamar Hamilton’s sentence, 2 challeng ing the district court’s refusal to enhance Hamilton’s sentence under 21 U.S.C. § 841(b)(1)(A). We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and 18 U.S.C. § 3742, and vacate and remand for resen-tencing.
I
A jury convicted Hamilton of conspiracy to manufacture piperidine cyclohexanolear-bonictrite (“PCP”) in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and 846. The government then sought to enhance Hamilton’s sentence under section 841(b)(1)(A) because he had a prior federal drug conspiracy conviction for…
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