U.S. v. Moore (MLW No. 64706/Case No. 12-2290 – 6 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Arnold, J.)

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U.S. v. Anderson (MLW No. 64707/Case No. 12-2275 – 5 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, per curiam)

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Roughly 12,000 crack cocaine offenders may be eligible for sentence reductions under an amendment to federal sentencing guidelines expected to take effect next fall.

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U.S. v. Meeks; U.S v. Meeks (MLW No. 62051/Case No. 09-3222/09-3234 – 10 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Shepherd, J.)

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U.S. v. Maxwell (MLW No. 60039/Case No. 09-1510 – 12 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Wollman, J.) Where the district court reduced sentences of two defendants in a crack-cocaine conspiracy case in sentence-modification proceeding under 18 U.S.C. Section ...

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U.S. v. Martin (MLW No. 59758/Case No. 08-3881 – 9 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Wollman, J.) (1)Where a defendant arranged for the purchase of powder cocaine for a confidential informant, distributed the powder and then converted it ...

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U.S. v. Gamble (MLW No. 59354/Case No. 08-2800 – 5 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Wollman, J.) Where a defendant was convicted for money laundering, crack cocaine and marijuana offenses, the district court did not err in concluding ...

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The Obama administration called for easing a disparity that results in longer prison terms for crack cocaine offenses than for powder cocaine, a difference the U.S. says disproportionately affects blacks. Assistant U.S. Attorney General Lanny Breuer, in Senate testimony Wednesday, ...

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After nearly 16 years in prison, Frank Harvey Jr. is making up for lost time and rebuilding relationships with his family and his friends. Convicted of a conspiracy to distribute one kilogram of crack cocaine, Harvey began serving what was to have been a 17½-year sentence in 1993. He was released in April 2008 after U.S. District Judge Donald Stohr, of the Eastern District of Missouri, reduced Harvey's sentence to 14 years. Harvey had already served 15 years and eight months, so he was credited for time served and released immediately.

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Where a search warrant was supported by information from a confidential informant that was independently corroborated, the warrant was supported by probable cause, and the district court did not err in allowing a probation officer to testify about the contents ...

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Where a defendant did not admit the elements of aiding and abetting the distribution of crack cocaine, the court did not commit plain error by refusing to enter a guilty plea for the defendant, and the court properly imposed a ...

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