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U.S. v. SUMLIN

No. 02-1559.

317 F.3d 780 (2003)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Martin Taliaferro SUMLIN, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: February 3, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Herman L. Jimerson, Clayton, MO, for appellant.

Larry H. Ferrell, Asst. U.S. Atty., Cape Girardeau, MO (Raymond W. Gruender, on the brief), for appellee.

Before MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD and SMITH, Circuit Judges, and BOGUE, District Judge.

BOGUE, District Judge.

Martin T. Sumlin appeals the sentence he received following his guilty plea to three counts of distribution of more than five grams of cocaine base, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). Sumlin argues that the district court2 erred in ordering the federal sentence served consecutive to the four-year term imposed by the state of Missouri. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm.

On August 3, 1999...

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