United States v. Stone

JULIA SMITH GIBBONS, Circuit Judge.

A jury empaneled in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee convicted defendant-appellant, Mack Stone, of one count of participating in a drug distribution conspiracy in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841 and 846. The district court sentenced Stone, who had two prior felony drug convictions, to the statutorily-mandated term of life imprisonment. Stone appeals his conviction and sentence on various constitutional and procedural grounds.

For the reasons below, we affirm.

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On June 24, 2004, a criminal complaint was filed against…