Legal Opinion
United States v. Patrick Wayde Mealy and Lance B. Spotts
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 1, 1988No. 87-1600, 87-1640PublishedCited by 186 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARLINGTON WOOD, Jr., Circuit Judge.
Following a jury trial, defendants Patrick Mealy and Lance Spotts were found guilty of conspiring to distribute more than 1,000 pounds of marijuana, in violation of 21 U.S. C. §§ 841(a)(1), 846 (1982). 1 The court sentenced Mealy to twelve years imprisonment and a special assessment of $50. Spotts received a sentence of eight years imprisonment and a special assessment of $50. The defendants appeal their convictions and sentences.
I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND
Conrad Ingold ran an organization that bought and sold large quantities of marijuana between 1981 and 1986.…
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