Legal Opinion
United States v. Maxwell
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided May 26, 1994No. Nos. 93-2990, 93-2992, 93-3053, 93-3057, 93-3183PublishedCited by 105 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge.
Chester Davis, Martin Lewis, Hassan Ma-jied, and Delano Maxwell (“the defendants”) appeal their convictions and sentences for drug-related offenses. The government cross appeals the district court’s downward departure from the applicable sentencing ranges. We affirm the convictions, vacate the sentences, and remand to the district court for resentencing.
I. Background
On September 22, 1989, Luther Bass telephoned Omaha Police Division Narcotics Of*1393ficer Bruce Ferrell, telling Ferrell that some of Bass’s Mends who were selling cocaine had attempted to entice him to sell…
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