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U.S. v. HIGGINS

No. 11-2905.

710 F.3d 839 (2013)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Deondre Cordell HIGGINS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: March 29, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Christine M. Blegen , Blegen Law Firm, LLC, Lee's Summit, MO, argued, for appellant.

Bruce A. Rhoades , Asst. U.S. Atty., Kansas City, MO, argued ( Beth Phillips , U.S. Atty., Lajuana M. Counts , Philip M. Koppe , Asst. U.S. Attys., on the brief), for appellee.

Before LOKEN, BYE, and MELLOY, Circuit Judges.

MELLOY, Circuit Judge.

In a bench trial, Deondre Higgins was found guilty of conspiring to distribute crack cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(A), and 846, and distributing crack cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) and (b)(1)(C). The district court found that Higgins's conspiracy conviction qualified for an enhanced sentence under § 841(a)(1) and (b)(1)(A) because of two prior felony drug offenses and that Higgins...

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