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Life Sentence Vacated Because District Court Didn?t Consider Mitigation

By Jonathan Byrne

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US v. Webb: Between 2003 and 2015 Webb was involved in a conspiracy to distribute cocaine (in crack and powder forms) in North Carolina. As a result he was charged with multiple offenses, including conspiracy and money laundering. He was convicted on several counts, including the conspiracy ones (involving drugs and money laundering) and was sentenced to life in prison. The Fourth Circuit affirmed Webb's convictions, but vacated his life sentence. As to the convictions, the court held there was not error in the admission into evidence of Webb's prior drug conviction that occurred during the time of the conspiracy and no plain error ni a prosecutor's remark during closing argument that implied Webb had been unfaithful to his wife. As to his sentence, however, the court held that it was procedurally unreasonable...continue to full post

Full post as published by Fourth Circuit Blog on July 21, 2020 (boomark / email).