Legal Opinion

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, — v. WILLIAM MICHAEL FORTNEY, —

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided February 6, 2004No. 03-1501PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LOKEN, Chief Judge.

After William Michael Fortney pleaded guilty to conspiring to manufacture methamphetamine and endangering human life in its manufacture, see 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(b)(1)(A), 846, and 858, he was sentenced to 232 months in prison. Fortney appeals his sentence, challenging the district court’s 1 application of the Sentencing Guidelines relating to methamphetamine manufacture and endangering. We affirm.

The relevant Guidelines 2 provided that Fortney’s conspiracy and endangering counts must be grouped for sentencing purposes. See U.S.S.G. § 3D1.2. The offense level for the group is…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. County of Sacramento v. LewisSupreme Court of the United States · 1998
  2. Collins v. City of Harker HeightsSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
  3. Williams v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
  4. United States v. Randall Dean RohwedderCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2001
  5. United States v. EvansCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2003

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3Cited by23 opinions

  1. United States v. Kevin MartinCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2006
  2. United States v. Ann Victoria EllefsonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2005
  3. United States v. FadlCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2007
  4. United States v. Darrell EversoleCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2007
  5. United States v. Garrett Lee Jones, Also Known as Arnold JonesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2006

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