United States v. Frederick Leron McKnight

Defendant Appellant Frederick McKnight is a twenty-eight-year-old drug dealer who pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute cocaine and cocaine base, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846. For sentencing purposes, McKnight had sustained no prior sentence of imprisonment, and he received zero criminal history points which placed him in a criminal history category of I. The district court sentenced McKnight to life in prison predicated upon his drug related conduct and for obstructing justice. The district court did not hold a hearing on the enhancement for obstruction of justice nor make…