PER CURIAM:
The issue presented in this appeal is whether the mandatory life sentence provided in 21 U.S.C. § 841(b)(1)(A) applies to a conviction for violating 21 U.S.C. § 846 by conspiring to commit a substantive drug crime that would itself be covered by 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). Joining the position taken by the other three circuits that have addressed the issue, we hold that it does.
BACKGROUND
Derrick Walker was indicted on one...
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