Legal Opinion
United States v. Tidwell
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided March 31, 2008No. 02-3139PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
McKEE, Circuit Judge.
Tyrone Tidwell challenges the mandatory sentence of life imprisonment that was imposed pursuant to 21 U.S.C. § 848(b), after he pled guilty to engaging in a “continuing criminal enterprise,” in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 848(c). For the reasons that follow, we will affirm.
I. BACKGROUND
On September 7, 1994, a grand jury returned a 23-count indictment charging Tidwell with, inter alia, one count of engaging in a continuing criminal enterprise, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 848. Tidwell initially pled not guilty and proceeded to trial before a jury. However, during the…
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