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U.S. v. HOLYFIELD

No. 05-1318.

481 F.3d 1260 (2007)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Christopher HOLYFIELD, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

April 3, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Beth L. Krulewitch, Beth L. Krulewitch P.C., Denver, CO, for Defendant-Appellant.

Martha Ann Paluch, Assistant United States Attorney (Philip A. Brimmer, Assistant United States Attorney, with her on the brief), Office of the United States Attorney, Denver, CO, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Before McCONNELL, BALDOCK, and TYMKOVICH, Circuit Judges.

TYMKOVICH, Circuit Judge.

A federal jury convicted Christopher Holyfield of conspiracy to distribute over fifty grams of crack cocaine and over five kilograms of powder cocaine, a crime with a sentencing range spanning ten years to life in prison. 21 U.S.C. § 841(b)(1)(A). The district court sentenced him to life in prison based on a minimum sentence statutorily mandated due to two prior convictions in California state court.

On appeal, Holyfield challenges...

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