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Fifth Circuit· 5/4/1999

United States v. Kates

Citations

  • 174 F.3d 580
  • 1999 WL 261636

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  • holding that defendant's prior convictions were not consolidated under the sentencing guidelines simply because the defendant received concurrent sentences
  • noting that “this Court has rejected the proposition that cases must be considered consolidated simply because the convictions have concurrent sentences.”
  • noting that evidence “such as drug paraphernalia, guns, or large quantities of cash” may support an intent to distribute
  • finding that possession of 19.67 grams of cocaine, divided into many small rocks, evidenced intent to distribute
  • finding possession of 19.67 grams of cocaine alone sufficient to infer intent to distribute
  • possession of nineteen grams of cocaine alone sufficient to support finding of intent to deliver

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Judges: Higginbotham, Jones, Per Curiam, Wiener

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