Methamphetamine Sentence Affirmed

In US v. Resinos, No. 10-1607, the court affirmed defendant’s sentence for five counts of possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute, holding that 1) the district court properly reached the 50-gram threshold of 18 U.S.C. section 841(b)(1)(A); and 2) because section 841(b)(1) established minimum sentences based on the amount of the specific substance “involv[ed]” in the violation of section 841(a), Jenkins II necessarily decided that the cash converted came entirely from the sale of cocaine base.

 

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  • Read the Eighth Circuit’s Decision in US v. Resinos, No. 10-1607

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