Legal Opinion
United States v. Pearson
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided January 30, 2009No. 08-1716PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DOTY, District Judge.
Earnest L. Pearson pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute five grams or more of cocaine base in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). The district court sentenced Pearson to 188 months imprisonment. At sentencing, the district court determined that Pearson was a career offender under United States Sentencing Guidelines § 4Bl.l(a) because of his earlier felony convictions for possession with intent to distribute more than fifty grams of cocaine base in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841 and escape in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 751(a). As a result, the district court…
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