Legal Opinion
United States v. Buffy Bush
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided December 22, 2003No. 03-1605PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.
Buffy Bush appeals from the sentence of 188 months’ imprisonment the district court imposed after Bush pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess cocaine base with intent to distribute it. The district court declined to adjust Bush’s offense level downward to account for a mitigating role under U.S.S.G. § 3B1.2(b) (Nov.2002). Bush contends that it was clear error for the district court not to find that she played a minor role in the offense and that the district court erroneously based its decision not to give the adjustment on its view that the adjustment would…
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