United States v. Thomas Linwood Skelton, United States of America v. James Robert Mahan

This consolidated appeal raises the sole issue of application of § 2D 1.1 of the 1988 sentencing guidelines 1 for an offense involving liquid PCPy. Appellant James Robert Mahan has adopted the brief of appellant Thomas Linwood Skelton, who was his co-defendant below. We affirm the sentences of the district court.

Skelton pleaded guilty to conspiracy to manufacture, distribute and possess with intent to distribute a Schedule I controlled substance, PCPy, 2 in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 846 & 841(a)(1). The parties stipulated that the amount involved was 7510 grams (7.51 KG) of liquid PCPy. The…