U.S. v. WATSON

No. 06-2847.

480 F.3d 1175 (2007)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Charles Anthony WATSON, also known as Big Country, also known as Mississippi, also known as Tony, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: April 2, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark C. Meyer, Cedar Rapids, IA, for appellant.

Matthew Cole, Asst. U.S. Attorney, Cedar Rapids, IA (Chadwicke L. Groover, Cedar Rapids, on the brief), for appellee.

Before MURPHY, HANSEN, and SMITH, Circuit Judges.


SMITH, Circuit Judge.

Charles Watson pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine within 1,000 feet of a protected location, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(B), 846, 851 and 860 and conspiracy to carry a firearm in relation to a drug-trafficking crime in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 924(c) and 924(o). The district court1 declined to depart downward under...

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