Legal Opinion
United States v. Bruce A. Beckman, United States of America v. Thomas Kelly
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 2, 2000No. 99-2975, 99-2978PublishedCited by 155 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAY, Circuit Judge.
I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
On January 16, 1997, Bruce A. Beckman and Thomas Kelly, along with six other defendants, were charged by indictment with Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and 846. On March 13, 1997, these same individuals were charged by Superseding Indictment, altering the time frame but not the crimes charged. Prior to trial, a number of the defendants changed their pleas and entered guilty pleas. Specifically, George Bradstream, Davia Haines, John Root, and Gene Ross-man each entered into plea…
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