United States v. Orlando Ramirez, No. 20-3421 (8th Cir. 2021)
Annotate this CaseThe Eighth Circuit affirmed defendant's conviction and sentence for conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance. The court concluded that the evidence was sufficient to support defendant's conviction and that there was no error in the district court's calculation of methamphetamine attributable to him. After reviewing the evidence presented at trial and the arguments set forth at sentencing, the court found that there is nothing in the record which definitely and firmly illustrates that the lower court made a mistake.
Court Description: [Shepherd, Author, with Colloton and Kelly, Circuit Judges] Criminal case - Criminal law and sentencing.The evidence was sufficient to support defendant's conviction for conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance; the district court did err in determining the amount of methamphetamine attributable to defendant.
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