Legal Opinion
United States v. Curry
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 16, 2005No. 04-30403PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Per curiam
James Calvin Curry (“Curry”) has been sentenced to life imprisonment as a recidivist drug offender. He appeals the district court’s reliance on one of his prior state drug convictions for purposes of the 21 U.S.C. § 841(b)(1)(A) 1 enhancement. Finding no error in the treatment of Curry’s conviction for possession of contraband in a Louisiana prison, we affirm.
BACKGROUND
James Calvin Curry was charged by indictment with one count of conspiracy to distribute fifty grams or more of crack cocaine, one count of distribution of fifty grams or more of crack cocaine, and six counts of distribution of…
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