Legal Opinion

United States v. Buddy Lee Goddard

Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Decided March 27, 1991No. 90-8038PublishedCited by 40 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

STEPHEN H. ANDERSON, Circuit Judge.

Buddy Lee Goddard pled guilty and was convicted of conspiracy to distribute cocaine and to possess it with intent to distribute, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846. He now appeals his sentence, contending that the district court improperly imposed a two-level increase on his sentence, pursuant to § 2D 1.1(b)(1) of the Federal Sentencing Guidelines for his co-conspirator’s possession of a firearm during the commission of a drug trafficking offense. We affirm the sentence.

FACTUAL BACKGROUND

In April, 1989, the Wyoming Attorney General’s Office intercepted several…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. United States v. Martin Cardenas, A/K/A Raul RamirezCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1989
  2. United States v. Darrell BeaulieuCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1990
  3. United States v. Ervin Earl RutterCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1990
  4. United States v. Diego RestrepoCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1989
  5. United States v. Tony BurkeCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1989

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3Cited by40 opinions

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  3. United States v. Lee W. Roberts, Also Known as Kurlee Roberts, Also Known as Dr. Lee Susan Byers and Jackie WoodCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1993
  4. United States v. Von Dale Massey, Sr., United States of America v. Sandra Wilkins, United States of America v. Jack Z. WilkinsCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1995
  5. United States of America, and v. Doloras Contreras, and Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1997

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