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U.S. v. MAXWELL

Nos. 93-2990, 93-2992, 93-3053, 93-3057, 93-3183.

25 F.3d 1389 (1994)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Delano Eugene MAXWELL, Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Hassan MAJIED, Appellant. American Civil Liberties Union; Nebraska Civil Liberties Union; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Amicus on Behalf of Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Chester DAVIS, Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Martin LEWIS, Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Appellant, v. Delano Eugene MAXWELL, Appellee, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellant, v. Hassan MAJIED, Appellee. UNITED STATES of America, Appellant, v. Martin LEWIS, Appellee. American Civil Liberties Union; Nebraska Civil Liberties Union; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Amicus on Behalf of Appellee. United States of America, Appellant, v. Chester Davis, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided May 26, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alan G. Stoler, Omaha, NE, argued (William L. Kutmus, Des Moines, IA, on the brief, for appellant Maxwell; Alan G. Stoler, Omaha, NE, on the brief, for appellant Majied), for appellants Delano Maxwell and Hassan Majied.

Brent M. Bloom, Omaha, NE, on the brief, for appellant Martin Lewis.

W. Russell Bowie, Omaha, NE, on the brief, for appellant Chester Davis.

Victor A. Bolden, Christopher A. Hansen, New York City, for amicus curiae, American Civ. Liberties Union Foundation; Lawrence J. Fleming, St. Louis, MO, for amicus curiae, Nat. Ass'n of Crim. Defense Lawyers; Dorothy Walker, for amicus curiae, Nebraska Civ. Liberties Union; on the brief, for appellant Hassan Majied.

William W. Mickle, Omaha, NE, argued (Thomas J. Monaghan, William W. Mickle, II and Daniel A. Morris, on the brief), for appellee U.S.

Before McMILLIAN, WOLLMAN, and MAGILL, Circuit Judges.

WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge.

Chester Davis, Martin Lewis, Hassan Majied, and Delano Maxwell ("the defendants") appeal their convictions and sentences for drug-related offenses. The government cross appeals the district court's downward departure from the applicable sentencing ranges. We affirm the convictions, vacate the sentences, and remand to the district court for resentencing.

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