Legal Opinion
United States v. Spears
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided November 23, 1999No. 98-5226, 98-5230PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BALDOCK, Circuit Judge.
Defendants Elda Louise Spears and Linda Lee Chambers each pled guilty to one count of conspiracy in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 371. At their respective sentencing hearings, the district court found that each Defendant was an “organizer or leader” of the conspiracy under U.S.S.G. § 3Bl.l(a) and increased their base offense levels by four points. Defendants filed separate appeals, which we consolidated. On appeal, Spears argues that the district court did not make adequate findings to support the organizer/leader sentencing enhancement. Chambers argues that the district…
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