United States v. William Tharp

ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.

William Tharp appeals from the sentence imposed on him after he pleaded guilty to *692conspiracy to distribute methamphet-amines, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846, arguing that the Sentencing Guidelines should not have been applied in his case. Because we hold that the Guidelines apply to a conspiracy begun before their effective date and continuing afterwards, we affirm the judgment of the District Court.1

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William Tharp was charged with two counts of using a communications facility to commit a controlled-substance felony, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 843(b), and one count of…