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- Title: United States v. Gilliam
- Author : United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
- Release Date : January 12, 1993
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 61 KB
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WILKINS, Circuit Judge: Edward B. Gilliam, Jr. appeals his sentence resulting from pleas of guilty to two indictments charging separate conspiracies to distribute or to possess with the intent to distribute cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C.A. § 846 (West 1981). Because both indictments involved conspiracy to distribute or to possess with the intent to distribute cocaine, at sentencing the conduct was grouped to establish one base offense level. United States Sentencing Commission, Guidelines Manual, § 3D1.2(d) (Nov. 1989). The district court attributed 30 kilograms of cocaine to Gilliam as a result of his involvement in one of the conspiracies, which combined with the additional quantity of cocaine attributable from the other conspiracy, produced a base offense level of 34.1 U.S.S.G. §§ 2D1.1(a)(3), 2D1.1(c)(5), 2D1.4(a). The district court reduced the offense level by two for acceptance of responsibility, U.S.S.G. § 3E1.1, and determined that Gilliam's Criminal History Category was I, resulting in a guideline range of 121-151 months imprisonment. U.S.S.G. Ch.5, Pt.A. The court imposed a sentence of 121 months.