[DOWNLOAD] "United States V. Verners" by United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit * eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: United States V. Verners
- Author : United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
- Release Date : January 11, 1995
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 59 KB
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The appellants, mother and son, were convicted of various drug-related offenses and sentenced to lengthy prison terms. Both Verners were convicted of one count of possession of a controlled substance (cocaine base) with the intent to distribute, in violation of 21 U.S.C. 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(a); 21 U.S.C. 860(a) (distribution or manufacturing near a school); 18 U.S.C. 2 (aiding and abetting); and of one count of maintaining a place for the purpose of manufacturing a controlled substance, in violation of 21 U.S.C. 856(a)(1) (the "crack-house" statute). In addition, Laroan Verners was convicted of use of a firearm during and in relation to a federal drug trafficking crime, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 924(c)(1). The Verners challenge the sufficiency of the evidence for all of these counts. (Although Mrs. Verners does not specifically challenge her conviction for aiding and abetting, she does challenge the underlying facts which support this conviction. In light of this ambiguity, we have addressed the sufficiency of the evidence for this conviction.) Mr. Verners also challenges the calculation of the amount of cocaine base used to determine his sentence under the Sentencing Guidelines. Finally, Mrs. Verners contends that the district court abused its discretion in failing to grant her motion for a separate trial.