United States v. Maggie Louise Turpin, United States of America v. Darryl Lee Williams

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• holding that the mere fact that a defendant was subject to a harsher sentence in federal court than in state court did not implicate the due process clause
• holding that the defendant’s due-process rights were not violated when his state-court case was dismissed and he was indicted in federal court based on the same conduct, even though he was subject to a harsher sentence in federal court
• noting that past distribution of drugs can support finding of intent to distribute drugs
• enhancement appropriate where witness saw defendant with access to gun during the time period of the conspiracy in a vehicle from which drug transactions were conducted
• change of direction to avoid checkpoint where officer and dog stationed, subsequent erratic behavior and bulge in pants justified Terry stop
• reference to accomplice by use of his alias, in order to mislead investigators, merits enhancement

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