Legal Opinion
United States v. Jeffrey Harris
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 25, 2000No. 00-1058PublishedCited by 66 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KANNE, Circuit Judge.
Jeffrey Harris pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine and cocaine base, 21 U.S.C. §§ 846, 841(a)(1), and the district court adjusted his base offense level upward two levels pursuant to U.S.S.G. § 2Dl.l(b)(l) for possessing a firearm during the course of his offense. Harris appeals, arguing that the district court should not have applied § 2D1.1(b)(1) because he never personally or constructively possessed a firearm, and played a relatively small role in the conspiracy, and that the district court should have adjusted his…
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