U.S. v. BLANKENSHIP

Nos. 90-6417, 90-6461.

954 F.2d 1224 (1992)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jimmie Elvis BLANKENSHIP (90-6417), and Billy Hoyt Blankenship (90-6461), Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided January 28, 1992.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied April 1, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Louis DeFalaise, U.S. Atty., Thomas L. Self, Asst. U.S. Atty. (argued and briefed), Office of the U.S. Atty., Lexington, Ky., for plaintiff-appellee.

John R. Hansen, (argued and briefed), Hazard, Ky., Fred E. Peters (argued and briefed), Lexington, Ky., for defendants-appellants.

Before KENNEDY and SUHRHEINRICH, Circuit Judges, and PECK, Senior Circuit Judge.


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied in No. 90-6461 April 1, 1992.

KENNEDY, Circuit Judge.

Defendants Jimmie Elvis Blankenship ("Jimmie Elvis") and Billy Hoyt Blankenship ("Billy Hoyt") were charged with cocaine trafficking and using and carrying firearms in relation to such drug trafficking offenses. Jimmie Elvis pleaded guilty to distributing cocaine and possessing cocaine with the intent to distribute. He appeals his sentence under the United States Sentencing...

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