Flint v. Jordan

CARNES, Circuit Judge:

Lorenzo Flint was convicted in 1993 of conspiring to distribute 50 grams or more of cocaine base, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846, and of possessing with the intent to distribute 50 grams or more of cocaine base, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2 and 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). At sentencing his criminal history category was increased from III to IV by inclusion of a 1986 conviction in the state court of Miami-Dade County for carrying a concealed weapon, and for loitering and prowling. According to the PSR filed in connection with the federal sentencing, Flint had pleaded nolo…