Legal Opinion
United States v. Kelvin E. Wilkins
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 15, 1990No. 89-10272PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FITZGERALD, Senior District Judge:
Kelvin E. Wilkins appeals his sentence, following conviction on a guilty plea, for one count of using a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1). Wilkins contends that his mandatory five-year sentence is unconstitutional because the district court could not individualize the sentence.
Wilkins was charged with one count of possession with intent to sell marijuana in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) (Count I), one count of possession of a firearm during commission of a drug trafficking offense in…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- Ex Parte United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
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3Cited by48 opinions
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