[Download] "United States v. Booker" by United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ~ Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: United States v. Booker
- Author : United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- Release Date : January 11, 2003
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 62 KB
Description
A 24-count indictment was returned against 16 defendants, including appellants Donnie Darrell Booker ("Booker") and Pablo Ruiz ("Ruiz"), as well as John Catlin, Sr., and Cedric Catlin. Count 1 of the indictment charged all of the defendants with conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of cocaine base ("crack cocaine" or "crack"), in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846. Booker was also charged in counts 7, 13 and 17 with distributing crack cocaine on or about June 16, 2000, August 24, 2000, and January 13, 2001, respectively. Twelve co-defendants pled guilty to various charges. Booker, Ruiz and the two Catlins proceeded to trial, but John Catlin Sr., was severed during the trial due to illness. Booker filed a motion to sever himself from the other defendants and for a separate trial on each count, which the district court denied.