Source: http://openjurist.org/954/f2d/264
Timestamp: 2016-07-28 06:49:52
Document Index: 728525810

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 843', '§ 2', '§ 841', '§ 3742', '§ 843', '§ 2']

954 F2d 264 United States v. Smertneck | OpenJurist
954 F. 2d 264 - United States v. Smertneck HomeFederal Reporter, Second Series 954 F.2d.
954 F2d 264 United States v. Smertneck 954 F.2d 264
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.James Lee SMERTNECK, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 91-4481.
James Lee Smertneck was charged with a violation of 21 U.S.C. § 843(a)(6).
U.S.S.G. § 2X5.1
The decision of the trial judge to adopt the Guideline for 21 U.S.C. § 841(d) as the most analogous offense guideline is a legal decision and subject to a de novo standard of review. 18 U.S.C. § 3742(d); United States v. Reyes-Ruiz, 868 F.2d 698, 701 (5th Cir.1989).
It is interesting to note, but not material to our decision, that there is no longer an absence of a specific guideline for a violation of 21 U.S.C. § 843(a)(6). Effective 1 November 1991, direction is found in U.S.S.G. § 2D1.12. Had the new guideline applied, the result may well have been the same as imposed by the trial judge in this instance