Legal Opinion
United States v. Charles Thomas
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 26, 2004No. 02-10409PublishedCited by 67 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TASHIMA, Circuit Judge:
Charles Thomas appeals his 120-month sentence following his guilty plea conviction for possession with intent to distribute cocaine base in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). Thomas was sentenced to the statutory minimum sentence provided by 21 U.S.C. § 841(b)(1)(A) because his indictment charged that he possessed with the intent to distribute “more than 50 grams of cocaine base.” He argues on appeal that, although he pleaded guilty, he never admitted to that quantity of drugs, and in fact repeatedly sought to preserve his right to contest that fact. We have…
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