Legal Opinion

United States v. Pinkin

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided April 3, 2012No. 11-2059PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LOKEN, Circuit Judge.

Sherron Donta Pinkin pleaded guilty to participating in a conspiracy orchestrated by Kenyatta Cornelous to transport cocaine to Davenport, Iowa, convert it to crack cocaine, and distribute over thirty kilograms of cocaine base, all in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(b)(1)(A) and 846. Pin-kin appeals his 235-month prison sentence, the bottom of the advisory guidelines range, arguing the district court 1 committed procedural error in denying two- and four-level reductions for his minor role in the conspiracy, see U.S.S.G. §§ 3B1.2(b) and 2Dl.l(a)(5), and in assessing one…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. United States v. Susan DavidsonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1999
  2. United States v. Buffy BushCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2003
  3. United States v. BradleyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2011
  4. United States v. BoroughfCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2011
  5. United States v. Rodriguez-RamosCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2011

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. United States v. Dion ThomasCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2014
  2. United States v. Benjamin PepperCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2014
  3. United States v. Francisco HernandezCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2013
  4. United States v. Quentin TidwellCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2016
  5. United States v. Anthony LemicyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2024

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