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United States v. Michael Joseph Schaffer

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided April 1, 1997No. 96-2143PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MAGNUSON, District Judge.

Michael Joseph Schaffer challenges the thirty-month sentence imposed by the district court 1 after he pled guilty to using or carrying a firearm during or in relation to a drug trafficking crime, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1). We affirm.

I

Michael Schaffer was arrested on drug charges during the execution of a search warrant at his residence on November 9, 1995. Within hours after his arrest, Schaffer waived his Miranda rights and agreed to cooperate with authorities. He told police about his involvement in a conspiracy to distribute cocaine base (crack…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Bailey v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
  2. United States v. Alicia Rodriguez-Morales A/K/A Gloria HernandezCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1992
  3. United States v. Marc David Rabins, United States of America v. A.L. JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1995
  4. United States v. PolancoCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1995
  5. United States v. Larry A. HensleyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1994

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3Cited by22 opinions

  1. United States v. Phillip Alexander JohnstonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2000
  2. United States v. Randy GrahamCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2003
  3. United States v. Nicasio CorderoCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2002
  4. United States v. HeadCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1999
  5. United States v. Dwaine Julius EngelhornCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1997

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