United States v. Patricia Shuman and James Rodney Shuman

TJOFLAT, Chief Judge:

Patricia Shuman and her son and code-fendant, James Rodney Shuman (Rodney), appeal their sentences, which were imposed under the Sentencing Reform Act of 1984, 18 U.S.C. § 3551 et seq. (1988), and the guidelines promulgated thereunder. We affirm the district court’s judgment with respect to both defendants.

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On May 5, 1988, a federal grand jury returned an indictment containing a total of fourteen counts against multiple defendants. Both Ms. Shuman and Rodney were charged with one count of conspiring to possess cocaine with intent to distribute it in violation of 18 U.S.C.…