Legal Opinion
United States v. Andrew Jones, Also Known as Drew, United States of America v. Felton J. Sykes
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 6, 1998No. 97-1344, 97-2235PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JONES, District Judge.
Andrew Jones (“Jones”) was convicted by a jury of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute heroin and cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846, and with distribution of heroin in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). Felton Sykes (“Sykes”) was charged in the conspiracy count and entered a plea of guilty thereto. Jones -was the only one of twenty-one alleged conspirators to proceed to trial: The District Court2 sentenced Jones to 360 months’ imprisonment and sentenced Sykes to 84 months’ imprisonment. Jones appeals his conviction and the sentence he…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- United States v. Jeffrey L. WestCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1991
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3Cited by39 opinions
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