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United States v. Booker

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided May 25, 2011No. 10-2736PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RILEY, Chief Judge.

Rodney Lavell Booker appeals his mandatory minimum 120-month sentence, which the district court 2 imposed after Booker pled guilty to various drug trafficking crimes. Booker contends (1) he is the victim of “sentencing entrapment,” and (2) the government’s 21 U.S.C. § 851(a) notice was defective. We affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

In June 2009, a grand jury returned a six-count indictment against Booker and Alphonzo Ervin Williams. 3 Count 1 charged participation in a 2009 conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute crack cocaine and heroin, in violation of 21…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Gall v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
  2. Puckett v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
  3. Weems v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1910
  4. United States v. MarcusSupreme Court of the United States · 2010
  5. United States v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1991

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. United States v. Daryl WarrenCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2015
  2. United States v. Walter CombsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2016
  3. United States v. Viengxay ChantharathCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2013
  4. United States v. WilliamsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2011
  5. Booker v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2011

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