Legal Opinion
United States v. Eric Carter
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided October 31, 2001No. 01-1556PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BYE, Circuit Judge.
Eric Carter (Carter) was convicted of one count of possessing more than five grams of cocaine base with the intent to distribute it in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a), and one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). Carter appeals both the convictions and sentences on various grounds. He argues that the evidence was insufficient to support either conviction; that his sentence on the cocaine count violates Apprendi v. New Jersey, 530 U.S. 466, 120 S.Ct. 2348, 147 L.Ed.2d 435 (2000); that the indictment was deficient for…
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