Legal Opinion

United States v. Brown

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided August 25, 2008No. 08-1102PublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MURPHY, Circuit Judge.

Darnell Brown, Jr., pled guilty to a conspiracy drug offense involving distribution of marijuana and possession with intent to distribute and distribution of 5 grams or more of cocaine base after being convicted of a felony drug offense. The district court1 sentenced Brown to 360 months and he appeals, arguing that there were several sentencing errors and that his sixth amendment right to effective assistance of counsel was violated. We affirm.

Brown was part of a conspiracy to sell cocaine base or crack and marijuana in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Shauntella Hopkins, Michael…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Gall v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
  2. Rita v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
  3. United States v. DunniganSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  4. United States v. Mark T. DavisCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2006
  5. United States of America, Appellant/cross-Appellee v. Dustin Lee Honken, Appellee/cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1999

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3Cited by26 opinions

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  4. United States v. AlemanCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2008
  5. United States v. RehakCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2009

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