Legal Opinion
United States v. Bernard Wilkerson
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided June 9, 1999No. 98-3572PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MURPHY, Circuit Judge.
Bernard Wilkerson pled guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine and possession with intent to distribute cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) and 21 U.S.C. § 846. He was sentenced to 30 months after the district court 1 applied the so-called safety valve to depart below the mandatory minimum sentence of five years set by statute. See 18 U.S.C. § 3553(f). Wilkerson appeals on the basis that the government improperly refused to move for a downward departure for his substantial assistance and that the district court erred by not compelling…
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