Legal Opinion
United States v. John Egge
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 15, 2000No. 98-30322PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CYNTHIA HOLCOMB HALL, Circuit Judge:
This case requires us to consider whether drug users who purchase drugs from a seller convicted of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine under 21 U.S.C. § 846 are necessarily participants in the criminal activity for the purposes of the U.S.S.G. § 3Bl.l(b) enhancement for role in the offense. We hold that customers who are solely end users of controlled substances are not participants for the purposes of U.S.S.G. § 3Bl.l(b). Because the record in this case provides sufficient evidence of five participants in Appellant’s criminal activity exclusive of his…
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