Legal Opinion
United States v. Ramona Johnston Manthei
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 20, 1990No. 89-1970PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BARKSDALE, Circuit Judge:
The primary issue in this case is whether under Sentencing Guidelines § 3Bl.l(a), a court may increase a sentence for the defendant’s role as an organizer or leader of extensive criminal activity, when the defendant, who was involved from manufacture through distribution of amphetamine, was convicted only for her sole participation in its distribution to one individual. Finding that the district court correctly applied the Guidelines in doing so, as well as in otherwise determining the defendant’s sentence, we AFFIRM.
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