Legal Opinion
United States v. Thomas L. Romsey
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided September 22, 1992No. 91-3204PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LOKEN, Circuit Judge.
Thomas L. Romsey appeals the 108-month sentence he received after pleading guilty to a substantive drug count and a conspiracy count in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 2, 371, 1956(a)(2)(A), and 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), 846. Romsey contends that the district court 1 erred in denying him a downward departure from his Sentencing Guidelines range because the government declined to make a substantial assistance motion under U.S.S.G. § 5K1.1. Applying the recent decisions in United States v. Kelley, 956 F.2d 748 (8th Cir.1992) (en banc), and Wade v. United States, — U.S. -, 112 S.Ct.…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Oyler v. BolesSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Wayte v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Wade v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- United States v. Jeffrey C. SmithCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
- United States v. Ronald Leland Kelley, United States of America v. Rodney Ray JiruskaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1992
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3Cited by54 opinions
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- United States v. Michael Lloyd CraycraftCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1999
- United States v. Mark ForneyCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1993
- United States v. Lershawn Vincent KellyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1994
- United States of America Government of the Virgin Islands v. Rupert IsaacCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1998
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