U.S. v. SHIELDS

No. 94-2603.

44 F.3d 673 (1995)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Edward SHIELDS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided January 10, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Justin Meehan, St. Louis, MO, argued, for appellant.

Steven E. Holtshouser, Asst. U.S. Atty., argued, St. Louis, MO, for appellee.

Before BOWMAN and LOKEN, Circuit Judges, and BOGUE, Senior District Judge.


BOGUE, Senior District Judge.

Appellant Edward Shields was convicted, upon a guilty plea, of conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute more that 500 grams of cocaine. Shields appeals the district court's sentence which included a two-level enhancement for possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime pursuant to U.S.S.G. § 2D1.1(b)(1). For the reasons cited herein, we reverse and remand.

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