United States Sixth Circuit

Defendant's drug conviction is affirmed, however, his sentence is vacated where the government converted cash seized from defendant at the time of arrest into an equivalent drug amount, which improperly enhanced his sentence.

Appellate Information

• Argued 08/12/2004
• Decided 09/30/2004
• Published 09/30/2004

Judges

• Before:  MOORE and COLE, Circuit Judges;  MARBLEY, District Judge.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Steven S. Neff (argued and briefed), Asst. U.S. Attorney, Chattanooga, TN, for Plaintiff-Appellee., LaFonda Jones, Asst. Federal Public Defender, Federal Defender Services of Eastern Tennessee, Inc., Chattanooga, TN, Nikki C. Pierce (argued and briefed), Federal Defender Services of Eastern Tennessee, Greeneville, TN, for Defendant-Appellant.