LATEST SUMMARIES

CRIMINAL LAW & PROCEDURE, EVIDENCE, SENTENCING
• US v. Buckley

CRIMINAL LAW & PROCEDURE, SENTENCING
• US v. Montgomery

LATEST SUMMARIES

CRIMINAL LAW & PROCEDURE, EVIDENCE, SENTENCING
US v. Buckley, No. 06-4092
Conviction and sentence for conspiracy to distribute a substance containing cocaine base is affirmed defendant's over claims that: 1) the underlying evidence was insufficient to support the drug conspiracy conviction; 2) he was prejudiced by a variance between the single conspiracy charged in the indictment and the multiple conspiracies proved at trial; 3) the district court abused its discretion in admitting evidence of a prior drug distribution offense; and 4) the Sentencing Guidelines are unconstitutional. Read more...

CRIMINAL LAW & PROCEDURE, SENTENCING
US v. Montgomery, No. 07-2275
Sentence for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine is affirmed over defendant's claims that: 1) the district court erred by failing to follow mandatory procedures when calculating her sentence; 2) the district court erred by denying her requests for three downward departures; and 3) her sentence was unreasonable compared to a co-defendant of equal culpability. Read more...