Legal Opinion
United States v. Marvin Jerome Knight, United States of America v. Edward James Backstrom
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided October 21, 1996No. 96-1134, 96-1211PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FAGG, Circuit Judge.
An undercover government agent met with Marvin Jerome Knight and Edward James Backstrom to purchase drugs. Backstrom handed drugs to the agent after Knight approved the purchase price. The government later charged Knight, Backstrom, and three others with conspiracy to distribute cocaine and cocaine base, and several related crimes. Knight and Backstrom signed written plea agreements and pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute cocaine and cocaine base in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 846 and 841(a)(1) (1994). Knight and Backstrom appeal their sentences. Knight also appeals…
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