U.S. v. Cooper, No. 96-6717 (11th Cir.) (111 F.3d 845) (May 5, 1997) (Judge John C. Godbold)
Loaded on May 1, 1997
published in Punch and Jurists
May 26, 1997
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Possession or Use of Firearms.
The issue in this case was whether the district court had erred by imposing a two-level sentence enhancement, pursuant to U.S.S.G. § 2D1.1(b)(1). The Eleventh Circuit ruled that the district court had erred; and it vacated the sentence enhancement.
The defendant was charged with conspiracy to distribute cocaine and with ...
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