Legal Opinion
United States v. Jones
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided June 9, 1992No. Nos. 91-1987, 91-2008, 91-2083, 91-2091PublishedCited by 83 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRIGHT, Senior Circuit Judge.
Eric Wayne Travis, James E. Roulette, III, Florence L. Jones and Arthur W. Hooks appeal their convictions of conspiracy to distribute cocaine base (crack), distributing crack, and other related offenses and the heavy sentences imposed on them (Travis — life in prison without parole; Roulette — forty-four years seven months in prison; Jones — fifteen years eight months in prison; Hooks — ten years in prison). Appellants raise numerous arguments which we discuss in the body of this opinion. We are obliged to affirm, except that we vacate and remand Hooks’s sentence,…
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