Legal Opinion
United States v. Steven L. Parson
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided January 31, 1992No. 91-3059PublishedCited by 139 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
BECKER, Circuit Judge.
The defendant-appellant, Steven Parson, pled guilty to a charge of possession with intent to distribute cocaine base, 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and 841(b)(1)(C) (1988). The district court determined that Parson was a career offender under United States Sentencing Guidelines (“U.S.S.G.”) §§ 4B1.1 and 4B1.2(1), which substantially increased his sentence. The court based its determination of career offender status on Parson’s separate Delaware convictions for second degree conspiracy and first degree reckless endangering. Parson admits that the second…
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