Legal Opinion
United States v. Everett Aaron Brown, United States of America v. Jerry Lee Dorsey
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided December 24, 1990No. 90-1220, 90-1214PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BEAM, Circuit Judge.
Jerry Lee Dorsey appeals from his conviction for attempt to possess phencyclidine (PCP) with intent to distribute. Everett Aaron Brown appeals from his conviction for attempt to possess PCP with intent to distribute and for carrying a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking offense. Dorsey contends that the sentence he received is “unjust” because his base offense level was determined according to the total quantity of PCP and ether mixture rather than the relatively small amount of pure PCP involved. Dorsey also argues that the district court erred in…
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