U.S. v. WILLIAMS

No. 91-8138.

937 F.2d 979 (1991)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Clayton Wade WILLIAMS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

July 24, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey W. King, Keith J. Harrison, Collier, Shannon & Scott, Washington, D.C., for defendant-appellant.

LeRoy M. Jahn, Thomas Beery, Asst. U.S. Attys., Ronald F. Ederer, U.S. Atty., San Antonio, Tex., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before WISDOM, KING and DUHE, Circuit Judges.


KING, Circuit Judge:

Clayton Wade Williams III (Williams) appeals his sentence for possession of lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), a violation of 21 U.S.C. § 844(a). Williams contends that the district court erred 1) by failing to provide notice to Williams that it was considering an upward departure from the United States Sentencing Guidelines (Guidelines or U.S.S.G.); 2) by considering Williams's socioeconomic status and his father's political statements in...

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