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United States v. Brandon

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided April 7, 2008No. 07-1913, 07-2031PublishedCited by 38 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SHEPHERD, Circuit Judge.

After a shooting and two car chases, officers of the Kansas City, Missouri Police Department arrested several members of a crack cocaine distribution ring. Two of the ring members, Carlos Brandon and Dayron Johnson, are before us to challenge their convictions and sentences of life imprisonment. Brandon was convicted of conspiracy to distribute cocaine base, possession with intent to distribute cocaine base, and possession of firearms in relation to a drug trafficking crime. Johnson was convicted of conspiracy to distribute cocaine base, distribution of cocaine base,…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Gall v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
  2. United States v. PowellSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  3. United States v. Louis F. PiraniCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2005
  4. United States v. Keith Bernard Crenshaw, United States of America v. Kamil Hakeem Johnson, United States of America v. Timothy Kevin McGruderCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2004
  5. United States v. Jeffrey H. CollinsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2003

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3Cited by38 opinions

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  3. United States v. Two ElkCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2008
  4. United States v. EspinosaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2009
  5. United States v. DavisCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2008

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