United States Fourth Circuit

Conviction and sentence for distribution of cocaine base is vacated where the district court misinterpreted U.S.S.G. section 1B1.3 and misapplied the specific offense characteristic under section 2D1.1(b)(3).

Appellate Information

• Argued 02/02/2007
• Decided 05/09/2007
• Published 05/09/2007

Judges

• Before NIEMEYER, WILLIAMS, and GREGORY, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fourth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Troy Nino Giatras, Charleston, West Virginia, for Appellant.  Stephanie Lou Haines, Assistant United States Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Huntington, West Virginia, for Appellee.   ON BRIEF:  Charles T. Miller, United States Attorney, Charleston, West Virginia, for Appellee.