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United States v. Adrian Murphy

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided April 30, 2001No. 00-2480PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HANSEN, Circuit Judge.

Adrian Murphy appeals from the sentence he received after he pleaded guilty to distribution of a substance containing crack cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). Murphy argues that the district court 1 erred in failing to make a downward departure based on the substantial assistance he provided to the government following his arrest. Because Murphy waived this issue below, we affirm.

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Murphy was arrested on September 18, 1998, after he sold crack cocaine on three separate occasions to a government confidential informant. Murphy entered a cooperation agreement…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. United States v. OlanoSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  2. United States v. Michael Quoc Anh NguyenCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1995
  3. United States v. Lershawn Vincent KellyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1994
  4. United States v. Mark WhiteCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2001
  5. United States v. Kenneth GoingsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2000

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. United States v. Michael D. ThompsonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2002
  2. United States v. SeptonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2009
  3. United States v. Pamela J. WalkerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2006
  4. United States v. Randy FordCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2018
  5. United States v. Jose Carrasco, Also Known as Demetrio, United States of America v. Jose GonzalezCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2001

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