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UNITED STATES v. WHEAT

No. 19-4172.

988 F.3d 299 (2021)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. William WHEAT, Jr., Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: February 12, 2021.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Stephen Ross Johnson , RITCHIE, DILLARD, DAVIES & JOHNSON, P.C., Knoxville, Tennessee, for Appellant. Laura McMullen Ford , UNITED STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, Cleveland, Ohio, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Stephen Ross Johnson , RITCHIE, DILLARD, DAVIES & JOHNSON, P.C., Knoxville, Tennessee, for Appellant. Laura McMullen Ford , UNITED STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, Cleveland, Ohio, for Appellee.

Before: SUTTON, BUSH, and MURPHY, Circuit Judges.

OPINION

Our court has long interpreted the drug-conspiracy statute, 21 U.S.C. § 846, to prohibit two individuals from knowingly reaching an agreement to distribute drugs. See, e.g., United States v. Potter, 927 F.3d 446, 453 (6th Cir. 2019). This conspiracy test could be read to cover every drug transaction...

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