Legal Opinion

United States v. Jeffrey L. West

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided September 30, 1991No. 90-1341PublishedCited by 63 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.

Jeffrey L. West appeals from the sentence imposed upon him after his guilty plea to one count of selling adulterated *530meat food products with intent to defraud in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 601(m)(8), 610(b)1 and 676. He claims that the district judge sentenced him in the erroneous belief that he had no discretion to depart from the sentencing guidelines. He also argues that the district court erred in four respects in applying the guidelines: by enhancing his sentence for supervising a criminal activity that involved five or more participants or was otherwise…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. United States v. Earl Thomas AndersonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1991
  2. United States v. William M. CarrollCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1990
  3. United States v. Jack W. BierleyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1990
  4. United States v. Clinton Dennis MahoneyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
  5. United States v. Carl N. DeciccoCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1990

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3Cited by63 opinions

  1. United States v. Melvinisha BrownCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2001
  2. United States v. Padilla-PenaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1997
  3. United States of America, Appellee/cross-Appellant v. Jerry E. Wells and Kenneth R. Steele, Appellant/cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1997
  4. United States v. Ung Kim, A/K/A Steve KimCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1994
  5. United States v. Darrell P. LoganCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1995

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