Legal Opinion
United States v. Laquann Dawn
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided June 28, 2012No. 11-1774PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SMITH, Circuit Judge.
LaQuann Dawn challenges the sentence he received after pleading guilty to possessing with the intent to distribute more than five grams of a mixture or substance containing cocaine base (“crack cocaine”), in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) and (b)(l)(B)(iii). He specifically challenges the district court’s application of the career-offender enhancement under U.S.S.G. § 4B1.1, which applies when a defendant is convicted of a “crime of violence or a controlled substance offense” and “has at least two prior felony convictions of either a crime of violence or a controlled…
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