Legal Opinion
United States v. Erves
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided August 10, 1989No. Nos. 88-8368, 88-8494PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RONEY, Chief Judge:
These criminal appeals though factually unrelated, were consolidated because they shared common issues about the constitutionality of the sentencing guidelines promulgated by the United States Sentencing Commission. The defendants also raise statutory challenges to the guidelines and claims that the district court incorrectly applied them. We affirm.
Facts
Erves, Drew, Terrell, and Richardson
Around December 1, 1987, defendant Donald Richardson contacted David Panek, an undercover agent for the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), in an effort to sell him two kilograms of…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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3Cited by43 opinions
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