Legal Opinion
United States v. Jerry Lewis Pearson
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 21, 1990No. 90-8072PublishedCited by 80 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POLITZ, Circuit Judge:
Convicted on a guilty plea of distributing cocaine, and sentenced to 240 months imprisonment, Jerry Lewis Pearson appeals, contending that enhancement of his sentence under the career offender provisions of the Sentencing Guidelines was unlawful because he was not given notice of the possibility of enhancement prior to entry of his plea. We find no error and affirm.
Background
In exchange for dismissal of the first count of a two-count indictment Pearson pled guilty to distribution of cocaine, 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). Before Pearson entered into the plea bargain his attorney…
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