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United States v. Johnson

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided January 26, 2009No. 07-2447PublishedCited by 70 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

KAREN NELSON MOORE, Circuit Judge.

Defendant-Appellant Kenneth James Johnson (“Johnson”) appeals a 110-month sentence imposed after he pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute more than five grams of cocaine base (crack), one count of distribution of cocaine base (crack), and four counts of distribution of more than five grams of cocaine base (crack). Johnson makes five arguments on appeal: (1) the district court abused its discretion in ordering Johnson’s federal sentence to be served consecutive to his state sentence for drug possession; (2) the within-guidelines…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Massaro v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
  2. Kimbrough v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
  3. Spears v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
  4. United States v. Martece PuckettCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2005
  5. United States v. WhiteCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2008

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3Cited by70 opinions

  1. United States v. Herrera-ZunigaCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2009
  2. United States v. DeitzCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2009
  3. United States v. SimmonsCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2009
  4. United States v. BerryCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2009
  5. United States v. GibbsCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2010

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