Legal Opinion
United States v. Norman Weir
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided May 10, 1995No. 93-3430PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RONEY, Senior Circuit Judge:
We hold that a conviction of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute marijuana is a “controlled substance offense” for purposes of career criminal sentence enhancement under section 4B1.1 of the United States Sentencing Guidelines. This decision conflicts with a decision of the D.C.Circuit, upon which the district court relied in finding that defendant-appellee was not a career offender for enhancement purposes. United States v. Price 990 F.2d 1367 (D.C.Cir.1993). It puts us in accord, however, with most of the circuits that have decided the issue since the…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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3Cited by46 opinions
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