U.S. v. BIGESBY

No. 09-3134.

685 F.3d 1060 (2012)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee v. Edwina BIGESBY, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided June 22, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Neil H. Jaffee argued the cause for appellant. With him on the briefs was A.J. Kramer , Federal Public Defender.

Eric C. Tung , Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, argued the cause for appellee. With him on the brief were Ronald C. Machen Jr. , U.S. Attorney, and Roy W. McLeese III and Courtney Denise Spivey , Assistant U.S. Attorneys.

Opinion for the Court by Circuit Judge BROWN.


BROWN, Circuit Judge:

Edwina Bigesby has been sentenced to ten years' imprisonment for various drug-related offenses. In this appeal, she contends her convictions should be vacated because the trial judge erroneously excluded evidence critical to her defense. Alternatively, she claims her sentence should be reduced under the Fair Sentencing Act. We reject both arguments, and affirm the judgment below.

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