United States v. Lamar Thornton

NOT RECOMMENDED FOR PUBLICATION File Name: 20a0459n.06 No. 19-5953 FILED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS Aug 04, 2020 FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT DEBORAH S. HUNT, Clerk ) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ) ) ON APPEAL FROM THE Plaintiff-Appellee, ) UNITED STATES DISTRICT ) COURT FOR THE EASTERN v. ) DISTRICT OF KENTUCKY ) LAMAR THORNTON, ) ) OPINION Defendant-Appellant. ) ) Before: SUHRHEINRICH, GIBBONS, and BUSH, Circuit Judges. JOHN K. BUSH, Circuit Judge. Lamar Thornton was convicted of conspiracy to distribute ten grams or more of heroin and carfentanyl, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846. He was…