U.S. v. COOK

No. 87-5285.

859 F.2d 777 (1988)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Sharon COOK, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided October 18, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Douglas C. Brown, San Diego, Cal., for defendant-appellant.

Amalia L. Meza, Assistant U.S. Atty., Crim. Div., San Diego, Cal., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before HALL and LEAVY, Circuit Judges, and CARROLL, District Judge.


CYNTHIA HOLCOMB HALL, Circuit Judge:

Sharon Cook appeals her sentence, imposed by the district court pursuant to 21 U.S.C. § 960(b)(2)(B)(ii) (Supp. IV 1986), of imprisonment for a minimum of five years without parole in addition to a term of supervised release of at least four years. She argues that her sentence violates the eighth amendment. We affirm.

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On April 7, 1987, after a brief trip to Tijuana, Mexico, Cook was arrested at the pedestrian...

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