U.S. v. DAWN

No. 11-1774.

685 F.3d 790 (2012)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. LaQuann M. DAWN, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: June 28, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Lamar Depper, Jr. , argued, El Dorado, AR, for Appellant.

Matthew C. Quinn , USA, argued, Texarkana, TX, for Appellee.

Before SMITH, COLLOTON, and GRUENDER, Circuit Judges.


SMITH, Circuit Judge.

LaQuann Dawn challenges the sentence he received after pleading guilty to possessing with the intent to distribute more than five grams of a mixture or substance containing cocaine base ("crack cocaine"), in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) and (b)(1)(B)(iii). He specifically challenges the district court's application of the career-offender enhancement under U.S.S.G. § 4B1.1, which applies when a defendant is convicted of a "crime...

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