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U.S. v. THORNTON

No. 08-3349.

609 F.3d 373 (2010)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Mark J. THORNTON, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: February 10, 2010.

Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied March 26, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Kerry M. Donahue, Dublin, Ohio, for Appellant. Vipal J. Patel, Assistant United States Attorney, Dayton, Ohio, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Kerry M. Donahue, Dublin, Ohio, for Appellant. Vipal J. Patel, Brent G. Tabacchi, Assistant United States Attorneys, Dayton, Ohio, for Appellee. Mark Thornton, Pine Knot, Kentucky, pro se.

Before: MARTIN and WHITE, Circuit Judges; and ZOUHARY, District Judge.

OPINION

ZOUHARY, District Judge.

INTRODUCTION

A jury convicted Mark Thornton of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine and cocaine base (Count 1), possession with intent to distribute cocaine (Count 3), and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking conspiracy (Count 5). Thornton, who had three prior drug convictions, was sentenced to life imprisonment on Count 1 pursuant to a mandatory minimum sentence, as well...

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