Legal Opinion

United States v. Kenneth Townsend

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided December 23, 2015No. 14-3652UnpublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION *

FISHER, Circuit Judge.

Kenneth Townsend appeals his conviction for possession with intent to distribute less than 500 grams of cocaine and possession with intent to distribute 28 grams or more of crack cocaine. We will affirm his conviction. Townsend also appeals his sentence of 200 months’ imprisonment based on his conviction. We will vacate his sentence and remand to the District Court for resentencing.

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We write principally for the parties, who are familiar with the factual context and legal history of this case. Therefore, we will set forth only those facts that are necessary to…

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