Legal Opinion

United States v. Sandle

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided September 18, 1997No. 96-20855PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GARWOOD, Circuit Judge:

Defendant-appellant James Sandle (San-dle), convicted pursuant to his guilty plea of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine base, appeals his 240-month sentence. Sandle asserts that the district court erred by using a prior Texas state conviction for cocaine possession to enhance his federal sentence and that the amount of cocaine base attributed to him in his presentence investí- gation report improperly reflected amounts attributable to his co-conspirators prior to his involvement in the conspiracy. The district court overruled his objections and…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Williams v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
  2. United States v. McGloryCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1992
  3. United States v. James William MathenaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1994
  4. United States v. SteenCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1995
  5. United States v. CisnerosCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1997

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. United States v. James H. Spikes (96-3899) Marilyn Smith (96-3660)Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1998
  2. United States v. Michael Leon BrandonCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2001
  3. United States v. LondonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2009
  4. United States v. RobinsonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2011
  5. United States v. MankinsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1998

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