Legal Opinion
United States v. Brian Goodine, A/K/A Dwayne Goodine
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided May 19, 2003No. 02-1953PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.
A jury convicted Defendant-Appellant Brian Goodine1 of conspiracy and posses*27sion with intent to distribute cocaine base (“crack”), in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) & 846 (2003). By special verdict form, the jury indicated that the amount for each count was at least five, but less than fifty grams of cocaine base. The judge, however, determined that Goo-dine was responsible for 309.2 grams of crack, and sentenced him accordingly.
We are faced with two closely-related issues on appeal. First, Goodine alleges that the different penalty provisions under § 841(b)…
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