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United States v. Goodson

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided June 22, 2009No. 08-2997PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LOKEN, Chief Judge.

Tony Goodson pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute fifty or more grams of crack cocaine after two prior felony drug convictions. The district court 1 found that the prior convictions were for separate offenses, resulting in a mandatory sentence of life in prison under 21 U.S.C. § 841(b)(1)(A). Goodson appeals the court’s denial of his pre-sentence motion to withdraw the guilty plea. We affirm.

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Goodson was indicted following a police-monitored drug transaction on March 6, 2007. Michael Gates had asked Goodson to obtain two ounces of crack cocaine for Gates’s customer,…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. United States v. Sanford R. MorrisonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1992
  2. United States v. MaxwellCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2007
  3. United States v. GreenCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2008
  4. United States v. HawkinsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2008
  5. United States v. Keith A. Ludwig, Also Known as Michael OatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1992

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Commonwealth, Aplt. v. Carrasquillo, J.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2015
  2. United States v. HeidCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2011
  3. United States v. Enrique TrevinoCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2016
  4. United States v. Felix ForjanCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2023
  5. Commonwealth, Aplt. v. Carrasquillo, J.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2015

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