Legal Opinion
United States v. Michael Wallace
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 21, 2014No. 12-51192PublishedCited by 175 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARL E. STEWART, Chief Judge:
A jury found Michael Eric Wallace (“Wallace”) and Derek Lee Blocker (“Blocker”) (collectively “Appellants”) guilty on all counts of an indictment charging them with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 500 or more grams of methamphetamine (“meth”) pursuant to 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), 841(b)(1)(A), and 846. Appellants were also convicted, on separate counts, of distributing smaller quantities of meth in violation of § 841(a)(1). The district court sentenced Appellants to 240 months’ imprisonment — the mandatory minimum sentence resulting from Appellants…
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