Legal Opinion
United States v. Russell
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided April 23, 2009No. 07-4731PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
ELLIS, Senior District Judge.
Cleotis Eugene Russell, Jr., appeals his 87-month sentence following a guilty plea, arguing (i) that the District Court erred in concluding it was barred from categorically rejecting the Sentencing Guidelines’ crack-powder cocaine differential on policy grounds; (ii) that the District Court erred in giving the Sentencing Guidelines presumptive weight; (iii) that Russell’s 87-month sentence is substantively unreasonable; and (iv) that the District Court erred in including a misdemeanor marijuana possession conviction in Russell’s criminal…
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