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U.S. v. SPEARS

Nos. 98-5226, 98-5230.

197 F.3d 465 (1999)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Elda Louise SPEARS, Defendant-Appellant. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Linda Lee Chambers, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

November 23, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Submitted on the briefs:

F. Randolph Lynn and R. Thomas Seymour, Tulsa, Oklahoma, for Defendant-Appellant Elda Louise Spears.

Jack Marwood Short, Tulsa, Oklahoma, for Defendant-Appellant Linda Lee Chambers.

Stephen K. Lewis, United States Attorney, Phil Pinnell, and John D. Russell, Assistant United States Attorneys, Tulsa, Oklahoma, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Before BALDOCK and BRISCOE, Circuit Judges, and CROW, Senior District Judge.

BALDOCK, Circuit Judge.

Defendants Elda Louise Spears and Linda Lee Chambers each pled guilty to one count of conspiracy in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 371. At their respective sentencing hearings, the district court found that each Defendant was an "organizer or leader" of the conspiracy under U.S.S.G. § 3B1.1(a) and increased their base offense levels by four points. Defendants filed separate appeals, which we consolidated. On appeal, Spears argues that the...

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