Legal Opinion
United States v. Joseph Grant Hall
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided December 20, 1985No. 85-1001PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRUNETTI, Circuit Judge.
Joseph Grant Hall appeals the sentence imposed by the district court after his guilty plea to one count of possession with intent to distribute marijuana and one count of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute marijuana. A codefendant pleaded guilty to the same charges. On appeal, Hall contends the district court improperly imposed vastly disparate sentences on these two defendants without explaining on the record the reasons for disparity.
We affirm.
In July 1984, the United States Attorney filed a two-count indictment charging seven defendants with conspiracy…
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