Legal Opinion
United States v. Shugart
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided May 27, 1999No. 98-8385, 98-8386 and 98-8387PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DUBINA, Circuit Judge:
These consolidated criminal cases present an interesting sentencing issue that is one of first impression in this circuit. After reviewing the record and having the benefit of oral argument, we affirm the defendants’ sentences.
I. BACKGROUND
On February 22, 1997, appellants Eric Anthony Shugart, Brent Patterson, and Jason Wesley Cantrell (“the defendants”) set fire to the century-old Oak Grove Methodist Episcopal Church (the “Church”) in Elko, Georgia. The Church burned to the ground.
A grand jury charged the defendants with conspiracy to commit arson, in violation of 18…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Huddleston v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- United States v. TwittyCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1997
- United States v. DavisCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1997
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3Cited by22 opinions
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- United States v. SimmondsCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2000
- United States v. FrazierCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2011
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