Legal Opinion

United States v. Cherry

Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Decided December 28, 2005No. 05-1043PublishedCited by 32 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

TACHA, Chief Circuit Judge.

Following a jury trial, Defendant-Appellant Jack Larry Cherry was convicted of possession with intent to distribute five or more grams of crack cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) and (b)(1)(B). The District Court sentenced him to the mandatory minimum sentence of ten years’ imprisonment. Mr. Cherry timely appeals both his conviction and his sentence. We take jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and AFFIRM.

I. BACKGROUND

On April 10, 2003 at approximately 9:00 p.m., Aurora, Colorado Police Officer David Gallegos saw a vehicle exit a parking lot with its…

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