U.S. v. LEE

Nos. 10-2989, 10-2990, 10-2992.

687 F.3d 935 (2012)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Ferris Lavelle LEE, also known as Vito, Appellant. United States of America, Appellee, v. Maurice M. Forest, Appellant. United States of America, Appellee, v. Marcus Jermaine Royston, also known as BD, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: August 2, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Tainter Goff , argued, Fargo, ND, for appellant Ferris Lavelle Lee.

Jason Loos , argued, Fargo, ND, for appellant Maurice M. Forest.

Joseph E. Quinn , argued, Grand Forks, ND, for appellant Marcus Jermaine Royston.

Christopher C. Myers , Assistant United States Attorney, argued, Fargo, ND, for Appellee.

Before RILEY, Chief Judge, SHEPHERD, Circuit Judge, and WEBBER, District Judge.


RILEY, Chief Judge.

A jury convicted Ferris Lavelle Lee, Maurice M. Forest, and Marcus Jermaine Royston (collectively, appellants) of various drug-related offenses. The district court sentenced Lee to 540 months imprisonment, Forest to a statutory mandatory minimum 120 months imprisonment, and Royston to a statutory mandatory minimum life sentence. On appeal, the appellants raise numerous challenges to their convictions, and Forest and Royston challenge their sentences...

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