Legal Opinion

United States v. Delores Jackson

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided February 25, 1999No. 98-50257PublishedCited by 27 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GOODWIN, Circuit Judge:

The United States appeals the 21 month sentence imposed by the district court following a jury conviction for violations of 21 U.S.C. §§ 843(a), 846. It contends that the district court committed reversible error in failing to apply United States Sentencing Guideline (U.S.S.G.) § lB1.2(d) during sentencing following a multi-object conspiracy conviction by general jury verdict. We agree, and we vacate the sentence and remand for resentencing.

I. Procedural Background

The jury returned a general verdict convicting Jackson of one count of conspiracy (21 U.S.C. § 846), 1…

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