Legal Opinion
United States v. Jackson
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided October 7, 2008No. 07-13374PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Per curiam
The government appeals Frederick Eugene Jackson’s 240-month concurrent sentences imposed for his three felony drug offenses. Even before this case, Jackson had four prior felony convictions. On appeal, the government argues that the district court erred in striking its 21 U.S.C. § 851 prior felony notice. Jackson responds that we lack jurisdiction over the government’s appeal because it did not appeal as to the § 851 notice before sentencing. Jackson cross-appeals his convictions and sentences.
After review and oral argument, we conclude that jurisdiction exists over the § 851 notice issue and…
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