U.S. v. ROBINSON

No. 98-3304.

167 F.3d 824 (1999)

UNITED STATES of America v. Melvin ROBINSON, a/k/a Sweets Melvin Robinson, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided February 12, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas Livingston (argued), Pittsburgh, PA, for Appellant.

Harry Litman, United States Attorney, Bonnie R. Schlueter (argued), Assistant United States Attorney, Pittsburgh, PA, for Appellees.

BEFORE: GREENBERG and SCIRICA, Circuit Judges, and CARMAN, Chief Judge, Court of International Trade


OPINION OF THE COURT

GREENBERG, Circuit Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

On July 24, 1997, a jury in the Western District of Pennsylvania found the defendant, Melvin Robinson, guilty of conspiring to distribute heroin in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846 contrary to 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) and 841(b)(1)(C). After conducting a hearing, the district court sentenced Robinson to the mandatory 20-year minimum term required by 21 U.S.C. § 841(b...

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