U.S. v. KNOWLES

No. 91-4189.

66 F.3d 1146 (1995)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Michael J. KNOWLES, Daniel Wright, a/k/a William Hall, a/k/a Santa Claus, James Bruce Squires, a/k/a John West, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

October 17, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arthur Johnson, Gainesville, FL, for M.J. Knowles.

Terry N. Silverman, Gainesville, FL, for Wright.

Edward L. Scott, Ocala, FL, for James Bruce Squires.

Charles Stansbury White, David L. McGee, Asst. U.S. Attorneys, Tallahassee, FL, for the U.S.

Before HATCHETT, Circuit Judge, CLARK, Senior Circuit Judge, and YOUNG, Senior District Judge.


CLARK, Senior Circuit Judge:

In this large-scale drug conspiracy, co-defendants Michael Knowles, James Squires, and Daniel Wright appeal their convictions and sentences on various grounds. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm all three defendants' convictions, but vacate the sentences and remand to the district court for resentencing under pre-Guidelines law.

I. Background

A. The nature of the conspiracy...

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