Legal Opinion
United States v. Cooper
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 27, 2001No. 00-30208, 00-30209, 00-30210 and 00-30450PublishedCited by 88 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BENAVIDES, Circuit Judge:
This direct criminal appeal involves four appellants who pleaded guilty to distribution of an unspecified quantity of heroin and conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute an unspecified quantity of heroin in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) & 846. One appellant, Edward Faulk, also pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g)(1) and 924(a)(2). The appellants raise various sentencing errors. We conclude that the district court erroneously enhanced Edward Faulk’s sentence for possession of a firearm under…
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