United States v. Scott Timothy Cohoon

Scott Timothy Cohoon appeals from a sixty-three month sentence he received in connection with his plea of guilty to distribution of cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). For resentencing, Cohoon argues that the district court 1 abused its discretion in its application of the Federal Sentencing Guidelines. We affirm.

On July 12, 1988, Cohoon telephoned undercover agent Duane Dahl of the South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation to arrange a drug transaction. Cohoon arrived at the meeting place with his brother, Patrick, to sell three ounces of cocaine to agent Dahl. Dahl wore a…