UNITED STATES v. WILLIAMS

No. 20-1696.

18 F.4th 577 (2021)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Lavell WILLIAMS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: November 18, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kyle J. Essley , Richard D. Westphal , Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, Des Moines, IA, Melisa K. Zaehringer , Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, Davenport, IA, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Samuel Owen Cross , Heather Quick , Assistant Federal Public Defenders, Federal Public Defender's Office, Northern District of Iowa, Cedar Rapids, IA, for Defendant-Appellant.

Lavell Williams, Waseca, MN, Pro Se.

Before LOKEN, COLLOTON, and BENTON, Circuit Judges.


In July 2008, Lavell Williams pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute at least 50 grams of cocaine base in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(b)(1)(A), 846. Due to prior felony drug convictions, Williams faced a mandatory life sentence under §§ 841(b)(1)(A) and 851. However, in a Rule 11(c)(1)(C) plea agreement, Williams and...

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