Legal Opinion

United States v. Morgan

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided May 23, 2002No. 01-20500PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RHESA HAWKINS BARKSDALE, Circuit Judge:

For Matthew Morgan’s appeal from his guilty plea convictions for conspiracy to ■possess, and possession, with intent to distribute ten grams or more of a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), 841(b)(l)(A)(v), 846, and 18 U.S.C. § 2, primarily at issue is whether, for sentencing purposes, the district court erred in considering the weight of the liquid solution in which the LSD was contained.

Consistent with the holdings of three circuits, discussed infra, only the…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Chapman v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  2. United States v. CalverleyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1994
  3. United States v. Malcolm Jones WhitebirdCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1995
  4. United States v. Donald PardueCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1994
  5. United States v. Bolivar O. Palacios-MolinaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1993

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. United States v. David Henry TreftCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2006
  2. United States v. Dorian GrantCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2005
  3. Morgan v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
  4. United States v. David Henry TreftCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2006
  5. United States v. David Henry TreftCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2006

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