Legal Opinion

United States v. Yeley-Davis

Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Decided January 20, 2011No. 10-8000PublishedCited by 99 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PAUL KELLY, JR., Circuit Judge.

Defendant-Appellant Cynthia Yeley-Davis appeals from her conviction and sentence of life imprisonment for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, over 500 grams of a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of methamphetamine. 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(A), 846. On appeal, she argues that the trial court made several evidentiary errors and imposed an improper sentence. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and 18 U.S.C. § 3742(a), and we affirm.

Background

Ms. Yeley-Davis was charged on July 23, 2009 in an…

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