Legal Opinion
United States v. Bishop
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided January 22, 1990No. Nos. 89-1221, 89-1278, 89-1279, 89-1450 and 89-1522PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.
These cases raise the common issue of whether, in sentencing a defendant convicted of possessing or distributing lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) under the United States Sentencing Guidelines, the offense level is based solely upon the weight of the pure LSD or upon the combined weights of the LSD and the blotter paper used as a carrier for the drug. All of the appealing defendants were sentenced under the Guidelines based upon the weight of both the pure drug and the blotter paper. The appellants collectively argue that including the weight of the blotter paper…
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3Cited by41 opinions
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- United States of America, Cross-Appellee v. George Nye Osburn, Robert Allott Osburn, Cross-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1992
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