Legal Opinion
United States v. Clay
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided September 4, 2009No. 08-1372, 08-2371PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SMITH, Circuit Judge.
Calvin Stovall and Vertís Clay appeal their sentences imposed for various drug and firearm offenses. The district court 1 sentenced Stovall to life imprisonment after he pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess and distribute at least 100 kilograms of marijuana, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and 846 (“Count l”). 2 Clay was tried and convicted by a jury on Count 1, as well as, conspiracy to use and discharge a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c) (“Count 2”) and use of a firearm to commit first-degree murder…
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