United States v. Robert Spraggins, A/K/A Bob Staggs

The Supreme Court has declared that the Sentencing Guidelines promulgated by the United States Sentencing Commission are constitutional, Mistretta v. United States, — U.S. -, 109 S.Ct. 647, 102 L.Ed.2d 714 (1989); this court, therefore, must begin the task of formulating what inevitably will become an immense body of jurisprudence by reviewing those cases in which the appellant challenges the district court’s application of the Guidelines in determining the sentence imposed. Robert Spraggins’ appeal is such a case. Spraggins plead guilty to an indictment which alleged that he had violated 18…