United States v. Rafael R. Williams ( 1997 )

United States Court of Appeals
FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT
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No. 97-2187
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United States of America, *
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Plaintiff - Appellee, *
* Appeal from the United States
v. * District Court for the
* District of Minnesota.
Rafael Ramon Williams, *
also known as Felly, * [UNPUBLISHED]
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Defendant - Appellant. *
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Submitted: December 12, 1997
Filed: December 18, 1997
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Before MURPHY, JOHN R. GIBSON, and MAGILL, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.
Rafael Ramon Williams pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute and
to possess with intent to distribute cocaine base (crack) in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§
841(a)(1), 846, and was sentenced to 216 months. Williams appeals, challenging the
four level enhancement applied to his sentence by the district court1 for being an
organizer or leader of a conspiracy involving five or more participants. See U.S.S.G.
§ 3B1.1(a). After reviewing the record, we conclude that it supports the findings of the
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The Honorable David S. Doty, United States District Court for the District of
Minnesota.
district court regarding Williams' role in the conspiracy. Accordingly, we affirm the
judgment.
A true copy.
Attest:
CLERK, U.S. COURT OF APPEALS, EIGHTH CIRCUIT
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