U.S. v. GAINES

Nos. 17-1274, 17-1597.

895 F.3d 1028 (2018)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Allen GAINES, also known as Snoop, also known as Allen Gaines, Defendant-Appellant United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Ernest Terrell Lomax, also known as E, also known as Ernest Lomax, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: July 16, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Amy L. Jennings , Mary Clare Luxa , Assistant U.S. Attorneys, U.S. Attorney's Office, Des Moines, IA, for Plaintiffs-Appellees.

Patrick H. Payton , Keith Edward Uhl , Des Moines, IA, for Defendants-Appellants.

Allen Gaines, Pro se.

Ernest Terrell Lomax, Pro se.

Before SMITH, Chief Judge, MELLOY and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges.


Ernest Terrell Lomax and Allen Gaines each pleaded guilty to the federal crime of Conspiracy to Distribute Heroin. In sentencing Lomax, the district court1 applied a sentencing enhancement based on its conclusion that Lomax qualified as a career offender. Lomax objects to the application of the...

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