Legal Opinion
United States v. Booker
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 13, 2003No. 02-40525PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KAZEN, Chief Judge:
A 24-count indictment was returned against 16 defendants, including appellants Donnie Darrell Booker (“Booker”) and Pablo Ruiz (“Ruiz”), as well as John Catlin, Sr., and Cedric Catlin. Count 1 of the indictment charged all of the defendants with conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of cocaine base (“crack cocaine” or “crack”), in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846. Booker was also charged in counts 7, 13 and 17 with distributing crack cocaine on or about June 16, 2000, August 24, 2000, and January 13, 2001, respectively. Twelve co-defendants pled guilty to various charges.…
2Cases cited27 opinions
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