Legal Opinion
United States v. Joseph Franklin Calva
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided October 29, 1992No. 91-3739PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MAGILL, Circuit Judge.
Joseph F. Calva appeals his sentence after pleading guilty to distributing cocaine, operating an illegal gambling enterprise, and money laundering. Since we find that Calva’s constitutional challenges to the Sentencing Guidelines are precluded by this court’s prior holdings, and that his other claims are without merit, we affirm.
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Calva pleaded guilty to a three-count indictment, charging him with: (1) distribution of cocaine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841 (1988); (2) conducting an illegal gambling operation involving five or more persons, in violation ' of 18 U.S.C. §…
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