U.S. v. Meshack, No. 99-50669 (5th Cir.) (225 F.3d 556) (August 28, 2000) (Judge Emilio M. Garza)
Loaded on Aug. 1, 2000
published in Punch and Jurists
August 28, 2000
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Plain Error.
Among the many issues raised in this direct appeal from multiple drug convictions and sentences were numerous challenges to the sentences imposed based on the district court’s determination of the amount of drugs for which each defendant was responsible. Although the Fifth Circuit has “continually endorsed” the practice of …
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