Legal Opinion
United States v. Darrin Dean Johnston
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided October 20, 1992No. 91-3860PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOWMAN, Circuit Judge.
Darrin Johnston appeals the prison sentence and fine imposed by the District Court after he pled guilty to manufacturing marijuana, a violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) and (b)(1) (1988). We affirm.
Johnston first attacks the mandatory application of the federal sentencing guidelines. He claims that instead of automatically applying the sentencing guidelines, as 18 U.S.C. § 3553(b) (1988) requires, the sentencing' court first must apply 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) (1988), which counsels the sentencing court “to impose a sentence sufficient, but not greater than necessary, to…
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