Legal Opinion

United States v. Springs

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided August 4, 2004No. Nos. 03-6473, 02-6474, 02-6475PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SUTTON, Circuit Judge.

Edward Springs, Jason Joyner and Elisha Bledsoe participated in a marijuana-distribution conspiracy along with 11 other co-defendants. After police uncovered the operation, Springs and Joyner pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute drugs in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), 841(b)(1)(B) and 846, and Springs, Joyner and Bledsoe pleaded guilty to conspiring to launder money in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1956(h). On appeal, all three defendants challenge their sentences on a variety of grounds. We affirm.

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In the mid-1990s, a group of individuals belonging to Los…

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2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Blakely v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  2. Koon v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
  3. Williams v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
  4. Buford v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2001
  5. United States v. Wendell LayneCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1999

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Billingslea v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2005
  2. Billingslea v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2005
  3. Joyner v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2005
  4. Springs v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2005
  5. Springs v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2005

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