Supreme Court of the United States
Spears v. United States
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- Type
- Opinion of the Court
- Per curiam
- Yes — no individual author
- Filed
- Jan. 21, 2009
- Case
- Spears v. United States
- Case status
- Decided
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Per Curiam. Steven Spears was found guilty of conspiracy to distribute at least 50 grams of cocaine base and at least 500 grams of *262powder cocaine, in violation of 21 U. S. C. §§ 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(A), (b)(1)(B), 846. At sentencing, the District Court determined that the drug quantities attributable to Spears yielded an offense level of 38, that his criminal history…
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