Legal Opinion
United States v. Carlos Whitehead
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided June 1, 2007No. 06-3278PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge.
Carlos Whitehead was convicted by a jury of manufacturing and possessing cocaine base with intent to distribute, a felony in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1); and possession of heroin, cocaine, and marijuana, misdemeanor violations of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a). The district court 1 sentenced Whitehead to a mandatory minimum of life imprisonment for the felony and concurrent three-year sentences on each of the misdemeanors. Whitehead appeals from his sentence and conviction. We affirm.
I. Background
Officers of the St. Louis Police Department, including Detective John…
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