Legal Opinion
United States v. Gibbs, Stephen A/K/A "Jake". Appeal of Stephen Gibbs
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided March 27, 1987No. 86-1370PublishedCited by 66 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
MANSMANN, Circuit Judge.
This appeal requires us to consider whether the defendant’s indictment for fed*598eral narcotics violations under 21 U.S.C. § 846 and § 841(a) provided him with notice to support the imposition of an enhanced penalty provision under § 841(b)(6) for possession with intent to distribute in excess of 1,000 pounds of marijuana. We conclude that 21 U.S.C. § 841(b)(6) is an enhanced penalty provision and not a separate crime. We find that the indictment at issue put the defendant Stephen Gibbs on notice of the possibility that an enhanced sentence might be…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- United States v. AdamsCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1985
- United States v. AmmarCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1983
- United States v. Franklin Evon Sebetich A/K/A Frank, Earl Dean, Jr., A/K/A Dooney, Michael John BuhoveckyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1985
- United States v. Gibbs, Stephen A/K/A "Jake,"Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1984
- United States v. James McHughCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1985
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3Cited by66 opinions
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- United States v. Sam Paiz, Douglas Rector, Dick Selby, Leann Cooper, Joe Rector, Barbara Allen, and Tim RectorCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1990
- United States v. William E. Wood, A/K/A Steve BishopCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1987
- United States of America, Cross-Appellant (90-1260) v. Ronald Hodges (90-1124/1260), Cross-Appellee, Robert Hodges (90-1154), Timothy Hodges (90-1155)Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1991
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