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U.S. v. VERNON

No. 98-2548.

187 F.3d 884 (1999)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Derek Doucette VERNON, also known as T, also known as Teeth, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: August 23, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nancy A. Svoboda, Omaha, Nebraska, argued (Thomas J. Monaghan, U.S. Attorney for the District of Nebraska, on the brief), for Appellee.

Joseph F. Gross, Jr., Omaha, Nebraska, argued, for Appellant.

Before: McMILLIAN, LAY, and MURPHY, Circuit Judges.

LAY, Circuit Judge.

Derek Doucette Vernon pled guilty to a one count information charging him with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute either cocaine powder or cocaine base in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and 846. The plea agreement provided that the government would move for a downward departure if the United States Attorney decided that Vernon had provided "substantial assistance" pursuant to United States Sentencing Guidelines §...

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