Is a sentence for possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance too lenient?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Henderson, 980 F.2d 739 (9th Cir. 1992):
This court has directed the imposition of one sentence only where the defendant was convicted of distribution of a controlled substance and possession with intent to distribute the same controlled substance, not where the defendant was convicted of possessing two different controlled substances. See United States v. Palafox, 764 F.2d 558, 563 (9th Cir.1985).
Accordingly, the district court did not err by denying Henderson's motion to correct an illegal sentence.
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