Legal Opinion

United States v. Bacon

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided March 4, 2010No. 08-10463PublishedCited by 31 opinions

1Per curiam

Mistrell Alvin, Betty Bacon, Andrea Franklin, Sheikel Jamison, and Jessica Roberts raise various challenges to their convictions and sentences under 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(b) and 846. Based upon a thorough review of the record and after oral argument, we affirm with one exception: we vacate Jamison’s sentence and remand for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.

I. Background

Defendants-appellants, together with 30 others, were charged with conspiracy to possess and distribute cocaine as part of an organization headed by Julius Pinkston. Pinkston initially cooperated with the government,…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. United States v. Floyd Brown, James Woodrow Mullis, Paul Wendell Calhoun, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1995
  2. United States v. BrowneCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2007
  3. United States v. Trelliny T. TurnerCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2007
  4. United States v. Jennifer AguillardCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2000
  5. United States v. Robert EckhardtCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2006

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3Cited by31 opinions

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