Legal Opinion
United States v. Watts
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided January 12, 2009No. 08-2218PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Per curiam
Fredrick Damond Watts appeals his sentence after pleading guilty to aiding and abetting the distribution of thirteen grams of crack cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), 841(b)(1)(B), and 18 U.S.C. § 2. The plea agreement noted a potential Sentencing Guideline range of forty-one to fifty-seven months’ imprisonment and a mandatory minimum sentence of five years. The district court 1 sentenced Watts, an African-American, to the mandatory minimum, with an additional five years of supervised release and a $100 special assessment. On appeal, Watts challenges the five-year mandatory…
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