Legal Opinion
United States v. Charles Anthony Watson, Also Known as Big Country, Also Known as Mississippi, Also Known as Tony
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided April 2, 2007No. 06-2847PublishedCited by 74 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SMITH, Circuit Judge.
Charles Watson pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine within 1,000 feet of a protected location, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(B), 846, 851 and 860 and conspiracy to carry a firearm in relation to a drug-trafficking crime in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 924(c) and 924(o). The district court 1 declined to depart downward under the Guidelines and also denied Watson’s requests for a variance. Watson appeals, arguing that his sentence is unreasonable because his co-defendant’s sentence was substantially…
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