U.S. v. GARCIA

No. 94-1146.

32 F.3d 1017 (1994)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. David GARCIA, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 8, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rodger A. Heaton, Asst. U.S. Atty., Springfield, IL (argued), for U.S.

Christopher M. Stone, Chicago, IL (argued), for David Garcia.

Before BAUER, COFFEY and KANNE, Circuit Judges.


KANNE, Circuit Judge.

David Garcia entered a guilty plea to a charge of conspiracy to distribute cocaine. Due to a prior state conviction for possession of cocaine, Garcia received a mandatory minimum sentence of twenty years, pursuant to 21 U.S.C. § 841(b)(1)(A). Garcia argues that his state conviction does not constitute a "prior conviction for a felony drug offense," under § 841(b)(1)(A), because it was related...

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