Legal Opinion

United States v. Larry Copeland

Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Decided February 25, 2013No. 11-4654PublishedCited by 124 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Dismissed in part and affirmed in part by published opinion. Judge DUNCAN wrote the opinion, in which Judge MOTZ and Judge WYNN joined.

OPINION

DUNCAN, Circuit Judge:

Larry Junior Copeland pleaded guilty to distributing five or more grams of crack cocaine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). As part of his plea agreement, Copeland waived his right to appeal. Despite the waiver, Copeland now argues that the district court incorrectly calculated the applicable Sentencing Guidelines range and imposed an “illegal” and substantively unreasonable sentence. He also contends that the district court’s…

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