U.S. v. AYERS

Nos. 97-1643, 97-2189.

138 F.3d 360 (1998)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Heath Leon AYERS, also known as "He-Dog," Defendant-Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Roderick WILLIAMS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided March 6, 1998.

Rehearing Denied April 24, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wallace L. Taylor, Cedar Rapids, IA, argued, for Defendant-Appellant Ayers.

Michael E. Sheehy, Cedar Rapids, IA, argued for Defendant-Appellant Williams.

Stephen J. Rapp, Asst.U.S.Atty., Cedar Rapids, IA, argued (Patrick J. Reinart and Stephanie M. Rose, Asst.U.S.Attys., on the brief), for Plaintiffs-Appellees.

Before RICHARD S. ARNOLD, Chief Judge, LOKEN and HANSEN, Circuit Judges.


HANSEN, Circuit Judge.

In these consolidated appeals, we consider Heath Leon Ayers' and Roderick Williams' challenges to their respective sentences imposed for conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine. Ayers claims the district court1 erred in determining the quantity of drugs attributable to him for sentencing purposes and in failing to grant "judicial" immunity to a witness at his sentencing hearing. Williams claims the district court...

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