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United States v. Edward Merritt

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided August 16, 2019No. 18-2500PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KELLY, Circuit Judge.

Edward Tyrone Merritt pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 922 (g)(1) and 924(a)(2). At sentencing, the district court 1 determined that Merritt's prior conviction under 21 U.S.C. §§ 841 (a)(1), (b)(1)(A), and 846 for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of cocaine qualified as a "controlled substance offense." As a result, it calculated a base offense level of 20 under United States Sentencing Guidelines § 2K2.1(a)(4)(A) (2016) and an advisory Guidelines range of 46 to 57 months of…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. United States v. OlanoSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  2. United States v. LovelaceCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2009
  3. United States v. Jose Maria Mendoza-FigueroaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1995
  4. United States v. Jesus Rodriguez-EscarenoCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2012
  5. United States v. Taison McCollumCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2018

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3Cited by22 opinions

  1. United States v. Trey CampbellCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2022
  2. United States v. VargasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2023
  3. United States v. Isaiah HendersonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2021
  4. United States v. Christopher PerezCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2022
  5. United States v. Martell RobertsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2020

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