Crack Conviction and Sentence Affirmed

In US v. Spires, No. 09-3663, the court affirmed defendant’s conviction and sentence for possession with intent to distribute 50 or more grams of cocaine base where 1) the district court did not abuse its discretion when it refused defendant’s request to attach a “cautionary tail” to the instructions pertaining to cooperating witness testimony; 2) defendant’s mandatory life sentence did not violate the Eighth Amendment; and 3) the Fair Sentencing Act of 2010 was not retroactive.

 

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  • Read the Eighth Circuit’s Decision in US v. Spires, No. 09-3663

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