Legal Opinion

United States v. Belt

Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Decided July 15, 1996No. 95-6370PublishedCited by 44 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

STEPHEN H. ANDERSON, Circuit Judge.

Hoyle E. Belt pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 846. He appeals from the sixty month sentence imposed by the district court, contending that: 1) the government violated the plea agreement; 2) imposition of the statutory minimum term of imprisonment violated his equal protection and due process rights; and 3) the district court erred in failing to consider a mitigating circumstance contemplated under 18 U.S.C. § 3553(b) and USSG § 5K2.0. We affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

In June 1995, the government entered…

2Cases cited20 opinions

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