U.S. v. Chavez, No. 00-1404 (8th Cir.) (230 F.3d 1089) (October 20, 2000) (Judge Roger L. Wollman)
The defendant in this case, a 41-year old man of Mexican descent, was sentenced to four concurrent life sentences for the illegal distribution of methamphetamine. On appeal, the Eighth Circuit affirmed the sentences; but the case is particularly noteworthy for Judge Bright’s separate concurring opinion. He concurred in the result ...
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