Legal Opinion

United States v. Morelos

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided October 16, 2008No. 07-3598PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BYE, Circuit Judge.

A jury convicted Thomas Michael More-los of one count of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute more than 500 grams of methamphetamine mixture and more than 100 kilograms of marijuana in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), 841(b)(1)(A), and 846. The district court 1 sentenced him to 306 months of imprisonment followed by five years of supervised release. Morelos appeals his conviction and sentence. We affirm.

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In April 2006, Morelos met a man named José Bernal at a car dealership in South Sioux City, Nebraska, and the two discussed Bernal fronting…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Gall v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
  2. Johnson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
  3. United States v. Thomas Ervin Payne, United States of America v. Christopher FosterCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1997
  4. United States v. Brian Michael GallCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2006
  5. United States v. Derek D. DabneyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2004

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Thomas Morelos v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2013
  2. United States v. Christopher TateCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2024
  3. United States v. Sandra KelloggCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2024

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