U.S. v. HELTON

No. 02-5536.

349 F.3d 295 (2003)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Joe Douglas HELTON, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: November 12, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Gerald D. DeRossett, PILLERSDORF, DeROSSETT & LANE, Prestonsburg, Kentucky, for Appellant.

Kenneth R. Taylor, ASSISTANT UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Lexington, Kentucky, for Appellee.

ON BRIEF: Gerald D. DeRossett, PILLERSDORF, DeROSSETT & LANE, Prestonsburg, Kentucky, for Appellant.

Kenneth R. Taylor, Charles P. Wisdom, Jr., ASSISTANT UNITED STATES ATTORNEYS, Lexington, Kentucky, for Appellee.

Before: GIBBONS and SUTTON, Circuit Judges; TARNOW, District Judge.


Pursuant to Sixth Circuit Rule 206

OPINION

SUTTON, Circuit Judge.

In this, his second appeal from the same conviction, Joe Douglas Helton challenges the consecutive sentences he received for: (1) possession of ten grams of cocaine with intent to distribute in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1); (2) use of a firearm during and in relation to a drug-trafficking offense in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c); and (3) possession of a firearm in...

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