Legal Opinion

United States v. Christopher Baskin

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided January 8, 2018No. 17-2132PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BENTON, Circuit Judge.

Clarence Christopher Baskin appeals his consecutive sentences for witness tampering and drug trafficking. Having jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, this court affirms.

A jury convicted Baskin of witness tampering. He later pled guilty to related drug trafficking, agreeing to a sentence of 120 months. The 11(c)(1)(C) plea agreement said: “The parties have no agreement regarding whether the sentence in [the drug-trafficking case] will be concurrent with or consecutive to the sentence in [the witness-tampering case].” He “knowingly and expressly waive[d] any and all rights…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. United States v. SpurlockCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2007
  2. United States v. RichartCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2011
  3. United States v. BryantCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2010
  4. United States v. San-MiguelCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2011
  5. United States v. Richard MathisCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2006

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. United States v. Tyrone NelsonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2020
  2. United States v. Rudolph GeorgeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2020
  3. United States v. Scott BensonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2019

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