Legal Opinion
United States v. Thomas
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 23, 1991No. Nos. 90-1530, 90-1546, 90-1555, 90-1545 and 90-1554PublishedCited by 69 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:
Defendants, members of a cocaine importation ring, challenge the calculation of their sentences under the guidelines and contend that a recent Supreme Court case sharply curtails the discretion of a sentencing court to consider information contained in dismissed counts. Finding no error, we affirm.
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Between April 1988 and December 1989, the defendants imported cocaine into the Dallas area for distribution through their crack houses. One member of the ring, *1087Peter Lloyd Atkinson, admitted that between October 1 and December 20, 1989, the conspiracy distributed…
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