Legal Opinion
United States v. Martin
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided April 23, 2014No. 12-1990PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THOMPSON, Circuit Judge.
Following a tip from a confidential informant, law enforcement officers pulled over the vehicle of Nicole Martin on March 28, 2007. A search turned up heroin, cocaine, and oxycodone. Martin was arrested, indicted, and ultimately pled guilty to possession with intent to distribute. At sentencing, relying on two prior felony convictions that Martin had, the judge treated her as a career offender and handed down a 108-month sentence. Martin appeals that sentence. In a nutshell, she disputes her career offender status because, according to Martin, her two prior convictions…
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