Legal Opinion
United States v. Knowles
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided October 17, 1995No. 91-4189PublishedCited by 97 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLARK, Senior Circuit Judge:
In this large-scale drug conspiracy, co-defendants Michael Knowles, James Squires, *1151and Daniel Wright appeal their convictions and sentences on various grounds. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm all three defendants’ convictions, but vacate the sentences and remand to the district court for resentencing under pre-Guidelines law.
I. Background
A. The nature of the conspiracy
This case arises out of a large scale conspiracy to import and distribute marijuana, cocaine, and hash oil. Michael Knowles, James Squires and Daniel Wright were indicted along with 23…
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